 Eckhart as a preaching friar attempted to guide his flock, as well as monks and nuns under his jurisdiction, with practical sermons on spiritual/psychological transformation and New Testament metaphorical content related to the creative power inherent in disinterest (dispassion or detachment).The central theme of Eckhart's German sermons is the presence of God in the individual soul, and the dignity of the soul of the just man.Although he elaborated on this theme, he rarely departed from it.