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If you seek the kernel, then you must break the shell. An likewise, if you would know the reality of Nature, you must destroy the appearance, and the farther you go beyond the appearance, the nearer you will be to the essence.

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
Break
Farther
Nature
Shell
Shells
Reality
Appearance
Must
Destroy
Would
Seek
Kernel
Essence
Likewise
Beyond
Nearer

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