There, where clinging to things ends, is where God begins to be.
If a cask is to contain wine, you must first pour out the water. The cask must be bare and empty.
Therefore, if you wish to receive divine joy and God, first pour out your clinging to things.
Everything that is to receive must and ought to be empty.
–Meister Eckhart (1260-1329)
…must and ought to be empty…
(typo. what is the deep spiritual meaning of a typo? what would “must and out to be empty” mean? )
Haha, yes, we must ask for your forgiveness! Thank you for being gracious, good to reflect on both mistakes and different meanings, esp. as the entire Bible and many other commentary texts like Eckhart’s were not written in English.