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URL:https://prometheustrust.co.uk/events/americas22/
SUMMARY:Being\, becoming-to-be\, and the Soul - an online open session (Ame
 ricas time zone)
DESCRIPTION:In the Timaeus Plato’s main speaker presents reality as com
 prised of two linked orders – that of eternal being\, and that of tempor
 al being. The latter is “being which is continually coming to be\, but n
 ever really is.” Into this reality we are shown the soul as a strangely 
 amphibious nature – in some way eternal\, in other ways temporal. Plato 
 suggests that the soul has a role to play in the beautification and orderi
 ng of the manifest cosmos precisely because of its intermediate state.  W
 e will read sections of the Timaeus and explore what this means for how w
 e live. Please download the extract here: Being becoming soul.\n\nThese op
 en sessions usually run twice on the same day to accommodate different tim
 e zones- but this time they will be on the 15th (UK) and 22nd (Americas)..
  These sessions take particular topics or passages from Plato and other wr
 iters in the tradition - these are open to anyone interested\, and they at
 tract a wide range of participants. We usually begin with a short 5 or 10 
 minute introduction to the subject in hand and (when appropriate) a readin
 g of a short text: this leaves a good hour or so to discuss the ideas whic
 h arise.\n\nThere are no fees payable. The Trust sees the Platonic traditi
 on as a spiritual one: not only a guide for the outer life\, but especiall
 y to be treasured for its assistance in the cultivation of the inner self 
 - the soul - for\, says Plato in the Timeaus\, “we are not terrestrial 
 plants\, but blossoms of heaven.” We understand the tradition to be pro
 found and cohesive\, and one that repays the long-term effort required to 
 truly embed oneself in it. Our approach is not exclusive - we value other
  traditions for their insights - nor is it dogmatic or an attempt to prose
 lytise: however we are serious in our attempts to fathom the depths of the
  tradition\, to identify its foundations\, and where its teachings seem to
  run counter to accepted thinking to investigate them thoroughly rather th
 an rejecting them prematurely. Thus our point of focus is on the teachings
  of the tradition and most especially our own inner response to them.\n\nB
 y joining our studies you are making no commitment beyond that of co-opera
 ting with us in our exploration of those truths which have inspired a comp
 any of men and women most luminous in their understanding\, and unsparingl
 y generous in their teaching.\n\nYou can register for the Americas timed s
 ession here. It will display the time in your time zone. This session is a
 t 19:30 EDT.\n\nPlease go to the separate Event page here to register for 
 the UK-timed session\, which starts at 19:45 BST on Wednesday 15th October
 .
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