Being. Meister Eckhart is the mystical paradigm of those who found nothingness to be an important notion in describing God " s nature, and it is usually the mystics who come closest to the East in all but eliminating the gap or boundary between creator and creatures, self and others, and being and nothingness. But mysticism is a minoritarian tradition or traditions within Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, whereas it is the majority position in Taoism, Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, and without too much of a stretch, Hinduism as well. The list is not exhaustive, but it does give shape to this significant difference in emphasis and inclination between East and West." /> God and nothingness - Carter Robert E. | sdvig press