The knower and the known ar... by Meister Eckhart, a German Philosopher

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“The knower and the known are one. Simple people imagine that they should see God as if he stood there and they here. This is not so. God and I, we are one in knowledge.”

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Name: Meister Eckhart

Nationality: German

Date of Birth: 1260

Date of Death: 1328

Profession: Philosopher

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