Who said "The soul grows by contraction and expansion."?

This quote is attributed to Meister Eckhart.

The soul grows by contraction and expansion. - Meister Eckhart

"The soul grows by contraction and expansion."

Meister Eckhart

Theologian, Mystic German 1260–1328

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