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SUMMARY:Plotinus on Beauty - an online open session
DESCRIPTION:One of the great sages of the Platonic tradition\, Plotinus\, w
 rote two treatises on Beauty: we will read extracts from them and explore 
 some of his insights concerning it. What is its source? How is it percepti
 ble to our highest faculties as they ascend to the immaterial world? How d
 oes it appear in the sensible world? What effect does it have on our souls
 ? Please download the extracts we'll be drawing from here: Plotinus on bea
 uty.\n\nThese open sessions usually run twice on the same day to accommoda
 te different time zones- - see the link below. We take particular topics o
 r passages from Plato and other writers in the tradition - these are open 
 to anyone interested\, and they attract a wide range of participants. We u
 sually begin with a short 5 or 10 minute introduction to the subject in ha
 nd and (when appropriate) a reading of a short text: this leaves a good ho
 ur or so to discuss the ideas which arise (this will be posted here and em
 ailed to those who have registered).\n\nThere are no fees payable. The Tru
 st sees the Platonic tradition as a spiritual one: not only a guide for th
 e outer life\, but especially to be treasured for its assistance in the cu
 ltivation of the inner self - the soul - for\, says Plato in the Timeaus\
 , “we are not terrestrial plants\, but blossoms of heaven.” We unders
 tand the tradition to be profound and cohesive\, and one that repays the l
 ong-term effort required to truly embed oneself in it. Our approach is no
 t exclusive - we value other traditions for their insights - nor is it dog
 matic or an attempt to proselytise: 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 investiga
 te them thoroughly rather than 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\nBy joining our studies you are making no commit
 ment beyond that of co-operating with us in our exploration of those truth
 s which have inspired a company of men and women most luminous in their un
 derstanding\, and unsparingly generous in their teaching.\n\nYou can regis
 ter for the UK timed session via zoom here. It will display the time in yo
 ur time zone. Zoom will then email you the link to join This session is at
  19:45 GMT.\n\nYou can register register for the Americas-timed session he
 re\, which starts at 19:30 EDT. You will be sent the link to join.\n\nHere
  is a short study paper we will use to explore this subject:  Plotinus on
  beauty
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