Gospel of Thomas · 90 of 114 · tr. Thomas O. Lambdin

Logion 90

Jesus said, "Come unto me, for my yoke is easy and my lordship is mild, and you will find repose for yourselves."

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Themes

Anthropomorphismtheology

Attributing human characteristics, emotions, or form to the divine; embodied divine imagery.

[auto] The passage uses human agricultural and social metaphors like 'yoke' and 'lordship' to describe the divine authority of Jesus.

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Detachment Gelassenheitpraxis

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.

Finding repose through accepting a 'yoke' implies a letting-go of self-will and personal burdens to align with divine authority.

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Inner Silencepraxis

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

The promise of 'repose' suggests a state of inner stillness and cessation of spiritual struggle.

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Living Godtheology

The divine conceived as active, present, and dynamic—not an abstract principle but a personal responsive reality.

[auto] Jesus is depicted as a personal, active presence who directly offers relief and relationship to the listener rather than an abstract principle.

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