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SUMMARY:Soul - Nature - Body: an online open discussion session (Americas t
 ime zones)
DESCRIPTION:Soul pervades nature according to the Platonic tradition: as th
 e self-moving principle that sets off all motion\, soul is intimately link
 ed with all that moves. What do we understand by “soul” and what is it
 s relation to Nature and body? We will explore how soul acts as an interme
 diary between the eternal and the temporal.\n\nThese open sessions usually
  run twice to accommodate different time zones-this session is the America
 s one. We take particular topics or passages from Plato and other writers 
 in the tradition - these are open to anyone interested\, and they attract 
 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 reading of a
  short text: this leaves a good hour or so to discuss the ideas which aris
 e (this will be posted here and emailed to those who have registered).\n\n
 There are no fees payable. The Trust sees the Platonic tradition as a spir
 itual one: not only a guide for the outer life\, but especially to be trea
 sured 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 profound and co
 hesive\, 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 proselytise: howe
 ver 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 than rejecting
  them prematurely. Thus our point of focus is on the teachings of the trad
 ition and most especially our own inner response to them.\n\nBy joining ou
 r studies you are making no commitment beyond that of co-operating with us
  in our exploration of those truths which have inspired a company of men a
 nd women most luminous in their understanding\, and unsparingly generous i
 n their teaching.\n\nYou can register for the here the Americas-timed sess
 ion\, which will at 19:30 EDT\, here .We use Jitsi Meet as their platform 
 to convene- once registered you will receive the link to join.\n\nPlease d
 ownload a copy of the paper we'll be drawing from here: Soul - nature -bod
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