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Everything is meant to be lost, that the soul may stand in unhampered nothingness

Meister Eckhart

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Meister Eckhart
Age: 68 †
Born: 1260
Born: January 1
Died: 1328
Died: January 1
Dominican Friar
Philosopher
Theologian
University Teacher
Meant
Stand
Lost
May
Soul
Everything
Unhampered
Nothingness
Grieving

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