Chapter XIX, 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 instruction to 'avoid evil' and the definition of a Bhikshu as one who has left his family emphasize radical letting-go of worldly attachments.

The Zoroastrian triad of right thought, right speech, and right action as the foundation of ethical life; truth-in-living.

The passage explicitly defines the wise by their ability to weigh both sides and choose good while avoiding evil, aligning perfectly with the Zoroastrian triad of right thought, speech, and action.

The practice of stilling the mind and speech to open receptivity to divine knowledge or presence.

The etymology provided links 'muni' to 'silence,' establishing a connection between the sage state and quietness of mind.

Active compassionate care for others as a central spiritual obligation or expression of divine love.

Verse 270 states that pity for all living creatures makes one an Ariya, highlighting compassion as a core spiritual quality.

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 text mentions entering into a trance as one of the methods attempted to earn happiness of release.

Using apparent contradiction, reversal, or riddle to destabilise ordinary understanding and induce insight.

Verse 270 presents the paradox that pity for living creatures makes one an Ariya, challenging conventional categorization.

Eckhart's radical reading of Matthew 5:3 — the saint as one who wants nothing, knows nothing, and has nothing, having emptied even the will and the self with which to receive God; distinct from renunciation_of_wealth (material poverty).

The definition of a Bhikshu as a beggar who lives on alms reflects the renunciation of material wealth and worldly status.

The spiritual danger of attachment to material possessions; wealth as a spiritual obstacle.

The Bhikshu is defined as a beggar who has left his family and lives entirely on alms, emphasizing detachment from material possessions.

Daily review of thought and action as spiritual practice.

Verse 270 instructs the reader to weigh both sides of life, implying a practice of internal review.

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

The text describes earning happiness of release through discipline and vows, implying a journey toward liberation.

The doctrine — central to Eastern Orthodox and Maximian theology — that the human person is progressively transformed into a partaker of the divine nature by grace, not merely justified or united in passing ecstasy.

The passage describes the wise who chooses good and avoids evil as becoming a Muni or Ariya, indicating a transformation into a higher spiritual state.