Quote of the Day, brought to you by Plotinus

August 11, 2008 By Tom

“You ask, how can we know the Infinite? I answer, not by reason. It is the office of reason to distinguish and define. The Infinite, therefore, cannot be ranked among its objects. You can only apprehend the Infinite by a faculty superior to reason, by entering into a state in which you are your finite self no longer—in which the divine essence is communicated to you. This is ecstasy. It is the liberation of your mind from its finite anxieties. Like only can apprehend like; when you thus cease to be finite, you become one with the Infinite. In the reduction of your soul to its simplest self (ἅπλωσις), its divine essence, you realize this union—this Identity (ἕνωσις).”
– Plotinus, “Plotinus to Flaccus” (3rd century AD)


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  1. David on August 11, 2008 1:16 pm

    Hey Tom just wanted to you to be aware of our little project:

    Integral Praxis - http://integralpraxis.blogspot.com

    Let us know what you think???

    all the best,

    david

  2. Tom on August 23, 2008 11:32 am

    Cool, David. I’ll check it out in the next day or two… I think I’ve come across it before but haven’t given it a thorough appraisal yet. :)

    best,
    Tom

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