MISSION STATEMENT
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- “Aim for the brightest star to know who you truly are!” My mission statement is an extension of the Apollonian dictum to ‘Know Thyself’. It reminds one to avail of the whole spectrum of virtues in order to attain a greater good. In light of and to the degree that wisdom is revealed and the capacity to discern is refined, one can steady their aim in order to reach the goal of their contemplation. To illuminate the mind with ideas that can assist all sentient beings for the good of the whole is one the highest ideals of the visionary but to intelligently cognize these ideas into a form that is simple, clear and easy to understand is the task of a true philosopher. Through the dichotomy of language there is always a better way to ask a question and in this dialectical interplay with others & ourselves, we align our desires and intentions so as to harmonize and draw closer to that most brilliant star; the source of existence and the intelligence by which to realize who we truly are.
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Tag Archives: platonic thought
Daughters of Love’s Delight
Daughters of Love’s delight Bestowing the mind with great insight Aiding wisdom by fashioning the mind To pass unhindered thro’ mass & time — Eternal splendour of Love’s defender Intertwine our soul with beatific tender By the many layers that … Continue reading
Behold Oneness of Mind
“Your apprehension carries the impression from a real object and displays it inside you so that it makes the mind turns turn towards it. And if, when turned, the mind bends towards it, that bending is love.” – Dante To … Continue reading
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Tagged Altus, Beauty, creativity, Holding the Moment, Intelligible Beauty, Introspection, Meditation, Neoplatonism, platonic thought
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Set Forth into the Deep
This poem largely draws upon platonic thought so as to express how we have come to experience reality as separated beings. It encapsulates a world view no longer acceptable by the masses but for the poet it remains the fabric … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Poetry, Spirituality
Tagged lyrical, Myth of Er, Neoplatonism, Plato, platonic thought, platonism, Plotinus, Poem, Reincarnation
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Who is Socrates?
Who is Socrates? THE PASSION OF THE WESTERN MIND Understanding the ideas that have shaped our world view. By Richard Tarnas Narrated by Jason Youngman
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Tagged ancient philosophy, Narration, Passion of the western mind, Plato, platonic thought, Richard Tarnas, Socrates
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Plotinus – God is the Goal
Click on the video above to watch a short adaptation of Return to the One: Plotinus’s Guide to God Realization. – A modern day commentary on the Enneads of Plotinus. JY
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Tagged Brian Hines, Enneads, God is the Goal, Government, Kingdom of God, Neoplatonism, platonic thought, platonism, Plotinus, Return to the One
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Our Guardian Spirit
As children our Guardian Spirit is very real to us but as we become more rigid and cynical in our view of the world we pass off our Daemon as mere superstition. Plato himself approaches such topics through the medium … Continue reading
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Tagged Daemon, Enneads, Guardian Spirit, Neoplatonism, Plato, platonic thought, Plotinus
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PLOTINUS ON NUMBER
Plotinus on Number explores the essential role which number plays in the architecture of the universe in Neoplatonic philosophy… Click on image above to watch video. JY
ON THE PRIMAL GOOD – The source of all lesser goods
Commentary on the Enneads of Plotinus – Ennead 1.7 There is another sort of good that Plotinus speaks of – that is the transcendent Platonic Good. This sort of good supposedly goes beyond moral excellence, and in some respect is … Continue reading
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Tagged Ennead 1.7, Neoplatonism, platonic thought, Plotinus, The Primal Good
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ON WELL BEING – Rooted in the Good Itself
In this tractate Plotinus presents how we are to live well and reach our true good. Despite the present & more popular notion of living well, which has come to be associated with power & wealth, he takes the higher … Continue reading
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Tagged Enneads, Neoplatonism, Plato, platonic thought, platonism, Plotinus, Well Being
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EUDAIMONIA – THE ART OF LETTING GO
Eudaimonia is often translated as happiness or well-being. The name itself suggests a spiritual component or orientation. My new year’s resolution for 2016 is to ask as many people as possible what they believe to be the common element of … Continue reading
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Tagged eudaimonia, happiness, Neoplatonism, Plato, platonic thought, platonism, Plotinus, Well Being
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Philosopher Muse 