And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what the Slander became, and because of what the Word which is good [194 ] became: and that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what the Obedience became, and because of what the Disregard of man became.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what the Murmuring became, and because of what became the Innocence with the humility.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of that became the Sinfulness, and because of what became the Purity.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Strength, and because of what became the Weakness.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Movement of the body, and because of what became its usefulness.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Poverty, and because of what became [194 ] the Wealth.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Wealth of the World, and because of what became the Slavery.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Death, and because of what became the Life.
It happened therefore, Jesus having finished saying these 105 words unto his disciples they rejoiced in great joy and they were delighted, hearing Jesus saying these words.
Added also Jesus in the word, said he to them: Yet therefore my disciples, hear now that I may speak with you concerning all the knowledge of the Mystery of the Ineffable, because the Mystery of that Ineffable indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Mercilessness, and because of what became the Mercy.
And that Mystery [195 ] indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Destruction, and because of what became the Always eternal.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the creeping things, and because of what they will be dissolved.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what will become the Wild-beasts and because of what they will be dissolved.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Beasts, and because of what became the Birds.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Mountains, and because of what became the Precious stones which (are) in them.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Matter of the Gold, and because of what became the Matter of the Silver.
And that Mystery [195 ] indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Matter of the Brass, and because of what became also the Matter of the Iron with the Steel.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Matter of the Tin, and because of what became the Matter of the Lead.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Matter of the Glass, and because of what became the Matter of the Wax.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Grass, namely, the Vegetables.
And because of what became all the Matters.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Waters of the earth and every thing which (is) in them, and because of what the Earth also became.
And that Mystery indeed is that [196 ] which knoweth the Seas became because of what, with the Waters, and because of what became the Wild-beasts in the Sea.
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Matter of the World, and because of what it will be dissolved altogether.
Eckhart's signature doctrine that the Father eternally begets the Son in the ground of the soul; the human interior as the actual site of the divine generative act, distinct from inner_light's static indwelling.
The phrase 'the Word which is good became' suggests a divine generative act within the human context.
Augustinian and Plotinian doctrine that evil has no positive being of its own but is a lack, distortion, or absence of the good — denying ontological dualism while preserving moral seriousness.
The passage contrasts 'Sinfulness' with 'Purity' and 'Mercilessness' with 'Mercy', implying evil is a lack rather than a positive force.
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 text lists 'Poverty' as one of the conditions that become known by the Mystery.
The felt condition of exile from one's divine origin — Rumi's reed flute torn from its bed, Plotinus's 'we have forgotten,' the Gnostic forgetfulness; the affective wound that complements return_to_source and gives the return its motive.
The mention of 'Slander' and 'Disregard of man' implies a state of alienation from the divine origin.
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 text describes the transformation of human conditions (like Poverty and Wealth) into states known by the Mystery.