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The soul will bring forth Person if God laughs into her and she laughs back to him. To speak in parable, the Father laughs into the Son and the Son laughs back to the Father and this laughter breeds liking and liking breeds joy, and joy begets love, and love begets Person, and Person begets the Holy Ghost.

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
Persons
Laughter
Parable
Back
Son
Parables
Soul
Laughing
Breeds
Person
Holy
Liking
Love
Joy
Begets
Bring
Laughs
Speak
Ghost
Father
Forth

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