Messenger of the Heart: The Book of Angelus Silesius, with observations by the ancient Zen masters (Spiritual Masters : East and West)
Publisher: World Wisdom
Published: May 25, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780941532709
Subjects: New Age / Body, Mind & Spirit; Religion; Continental European; General; Religion / General; Buddhism - Zen
Description: Johannes Scheffler assumed the name Angelus Silesius on his leaving the Lutheran church to become a Catholic. He became enmeshed in the bitter controversies of post-Reformation Europe. Soon after his death, however, his masterpiece was claimed by Protestants and Catholics alike as their mystical classic. Frederick Franck shows the poets macro-ecumenical significance in the essay that introduces his translation of these verses, and by adding a "running commentary" of sayings by the ancient Japanese and Chinese masters, with whom this Christian mystic shows a remarkable affinity.