Meister Eckhart vs. Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumi
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Meister Eckhart
1260 – 1328
German Dominican theologian, philosopher, and mystic of the Late Middle Ages, influential for his writings on Christian mysticism and the nature of the soul.
"The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me; my eye and God's eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love."
Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumi
1207 – 1273
Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, commonly known as Rumi, was a Sufi mystic, poet, and founder of the Islamic brotherhood known as the Mevlevi Order. Rumi is an influential figure in Sufism, and his thought and works loom large both in Persian literature and mystic poetry in general. Today, his translated works are enjoyed all over the world.
"When I am with you, we stay up all night.When you're not here, I can't go to sleep.Praise God for those two insomnias!And the difference between them."
Connections
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