Meister Eckhart: Sermon – LXXXVII – Beati pauperes spiritu, quia ipsorum est regnum caelorum (Matthew 5:3)
Abstract
In his famous sermon, Meister Eckhart mentions that there are two kinds of poverty: the outer, and the inner, while the word of the Lord deals with inner poverty (cf. Matthew 5:3).
The poverty of spirit means that a person is ready to accept everything from God, as well as emptiness, so that He can freely work in the human soul. Such a person is a pure God-bearer in his works.