{"product_id":"poems-on-meister-eckhart-matthias-lorenz-alder-9798248758760","title":"Poems on Meister Eckhart: Freedom Beyond Self and the Radiance of Nothingness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if true freedom begins where the self ends?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoems on Meister Eckhart: Freedom Beyond Self and the Radiance of Nothingness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a bold poetic exploration of one of the most radical voices in Western mysticism. These poems move through breakthrough, interior emptiness, and the luminous depth Eckhart described as \"nothingness,\" understood not as negation but as boundless openness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere spirituality is not reduced to belief but encountered as direct interior freedom. The language is spare, contemplative, and exacting, reaching past identity and conceptual thought toward a depth no image can contain. Each poem opens a quiet space, inviting the reader to recognize the spacious awareness that precedes the constructed self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers drawn to nondual philosophy, contemplative insight, metaphysical depth, and the radical edge of interior awakening, this collection offers a poetic encounter with the freedom that arises when nothing is grasped and nothing is defended.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this book you will find: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilosophical poetry inspired by medieval mystical thought\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplorations of breakthrough, inner freedom, and egoless awareness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eLanguage that points beyond belief toward direct experience\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA contemplative companion for reflection and interior clarity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not devotional comfort. It is a poetic invitation into freedom beyond self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlamma Poetica Publishing in collaboration with Matthias Lorenz Alder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatthias Lorenz Alder was born and raised in the Rhineland, within reach of Roman ruins, river fog, and the heavy stone silhouettes of medieval towers. His early formation was practical rather than academic: long hours working with wood, restoring old structures, and learning the patience of material that cannot be rushed. That apprenticeship in silence and precision later shaped his approach to language-paring away excess, trusting grain and rhythm, allowing form to emerge rather than forcing it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawn in adulthood to the radical clarity of medieval mystical thought, Alder immersed himself in the sermons and speculative theology of the Rhineland tradition. Rather than treating these texts as historical artifacts, he encountered them as living challenges, invitations to interior freedom, intellectual courage, and uncompromising simplicity. His poetry reflects that engagement. It is stripped of ornament, resistant to sentimentality, and attentive to the luminous depth concealed within ordinary awareness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthias Lorenz Alder,Flamma Poetica Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798248758760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d","brand":"Matthias Lorenz Alder","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460359631103,"sku":"9798248758760","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_96548825-60e8-444b-a500-6834f2fc3396.jpg?v=1777414230","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/poems-on-meister-eckhart-matthias-lorenz-alder-9798248758760","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}