"Metaphysics requires the most discriminating legal mentality. When Eckhart says that man is necessary to God’s existence, this is not a boast but a simple logical statement. He is not speaking of the Godhead, but of God as Lord (Jesus), and merely pointing out that we cannot speak of a “lordship” in a case where there are no “servants” ; one implies the other. Just as there is “no paternity without filiation” ; a man is not a “ father” unless he has a child. You won’t catch Meister Eckhart out as easily as all that!" - Dr. Ananda Coomaraswamy, Collected Letters