Bøger af Franz Hartmann

In compiling the following pages, I have, to a great extent, followed the plan adopted by A. Lasson in his work on "Meister Eckhart," but this book is not a translation of the latter, nor is it intended to deal exclusively with Eckhart's views. Its purpose is to be a guiding light for the comprehension of the mysteries of the Christian religion, and if, in the representation of occult truth, I draw upon Eckhart's writings more liberally than upon those of any other mystic, it is because he seems to exceed all others in the profundity of knowledge and in that clearness of expression which gained for him the title of a Master in the knowledge of Christ.

The instructions for yoga in the Indian Vedas and Upanishads, especially in the Bhagavad G¿t¿, the sublime dialogue between the master of heaven and the son of earth, offer some of the deepest wisdom regarding human nature and spiritual awakening. Franz Hartmann, the greatest German mystic of the 19th century, argues that what has been taught in the Bhagavad G¿t¿ has been taught especially emphatically and convincingly by the great mystic of the 13th century, Meister Eckhart. Hartmann shows that the path to the realization of "Christ in us" and the yoga teachings in the Bhagavad G¿t¿ is almost identical.