We are not separated from spirit, we are in it.
PLOTINUSWe are not separated from spirit, we are in it.
PLOTINUSIt is bad enough to be condemned to drag around this image in which nature has imprisoned me.
PLOTINUSLife here with the things of the earth is a sinking, a defeat, a failing of the wing.
PLOTINUSBeing is desirable because it is identical with Beauty, and Beauty is loved because it is Being.
PLOTINUSThe vision is such that seeing and seen are one; object and act of vision have become identical.
PLOTINUSYou can only apprehend the Infinite by a faculty that is superior to reason.
PLOTINUSIf someone with the right conduct tries to attain to something that lies outside of it, is his goal not the right conduct.
PLOTINUSIt is precisely because there is nothing within the One that all things are from it.
PLOTINUSIn this state of absorbed contemplation, there is no longer any question of holding an object in view.
PLOTINUSOne word was uttered and from every side an ear attended and received and there was an effective hearing.
PLOTINUSWhy should I consent to the perpetuation of the image of this image?
PLOTINUSEach one of us is part of the soul of the universe
PLOTINUSEverything in the world is full of signs. All events are coordinated. All things depend on each other. Everything breathes together.
PLOTINUSIf a man could but be turned about, he would see at once God and himself and the All.
PLOTINUSPleasure and distress, fear and courage, desire and aversion, where have these affections and experiences their seat?
PLOTINUSKnowledge has three degrees–opinion, science, illumination.
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