The Lexicon · Genealogy · Medieval
ECKHART, MEISTER
c. 1260–c. 1328
Gelassenheit (Letting Be)
Eckhart: the soul releases its own willing and is, in that release, joined to God. CoCA's Vow of Calm (§1.2.1) is Gelassenheit in a meeting room. The hard problem is not solved by force. It is held open until the right move shows up. The will steps back. The Concept arrives. "Letting be" is not passivity. It is the most muscular work the Provisional Collective performs.