Chapter XIII, Section 1b

Eckhart's Abgeschiedenheit/Gelassenheit — radical letting-go of will, image, and grasping that opens the soul to God; distinct from inner_silence (quietness) and from material renunciation, and adjacent to Sufi tark and Buddhist non-grasping as a practice rather than a metaphysical claim.

The term 'Arhat' implies a state of letting go of worldly attachments and desires to reach Nirvana.

Salvation through direct experiential knowledge of the divine nature, not through faith, ritual, or moral works alone.

The passage defines the Arhat as one who has reached the highest stage and perceives Nirvana through Sukkhavipassanâ (meditation), emphasizing direct experiential knowledge.

The claim that the divine realm is present inside the individual, accessible without external mediation.

Nirvana is perceived internally by the Arhat, indicating the divine realm is accessible within the individual.

Disciplined inward attention — sitting, focused, or open-awareness practice — as a stand-alone term that umbrellas active_contemplation, inner_silence, and dhyana-style sitting.

The term 'Sukkhavipassanâ' (contemplation of pleasure) directly references meditation as the practice that leads to the perception of Nirvana.

The merging of the individual soul or self with the divine, transcending personal identity.

The Arhat is described as having reached the highest stage from which Nirvana is perceived, suggesting a deep connection or union with the divine.

The soul's journey back to its divine origin, reversing the fall into matter through stages of purification or illumination.

The Arhat has reached the highest stage that can be reached, implying a return to the origin of existence from which Nirvana is perceived.

The recognition of one's own true divine nature as the primary path to liberation; 'know thyself' as soteriology.

Perceiving Nirvana through meditation implies an internal recognition of one's true nature or state.

A staged journey of the soul upward through heavenly realms or levels of being toward the divine source.

The description of reaching the 'highest stage' suggests a progression toward a higher spiritual state.

The Buddhist doctrine that all phenomena lack independent self-nature; emptiness as the positive recognition that things arise only in dependence on conditions — distinct from kenoma's mere deficiency.

Nirvana is associated with the perception of Sukkhavipassanâ (emptiness), aligning with the Buddhist doctrine of emptiness.