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SUMMARY:Preparing Ourselves for the Mysteries - open session online
DESCRIPTION:What does it mean to become a student of Platonic philosophy? E
 specially when that philosophy is understood to be an entrance into those 
 mysteries which reveal the divine nature of the cosmos in which the human 
 soul has its part to play?  If we are to enter the Platonic tradition wi
 th its depths and wide embrace what qualities should we cultivate\, and wh
 at disciplines and practices might help that cultivation? We will look at 
 the words on this subject from some of the sages who have gone before us i
 n our tradition: not with a view to demanding from others those qualities\
 , but rather with the desire to fit ourselves for the task that lies befor
 e the true lover of wisdom.\n\nWe will be drawing from the following paper
 \, please download the PDF here: Preparing Ourselves for the Mysteries\n\n
 These open sessions usually run twice on the same day to accommodate diffe
 rent time zones. They take particular topics or passages from Plato and ot
 her writers in the tradition - these are open to anyone interested\, and t
 hey 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 idea
 s which arise.\n\nWhere a short text is to be discussed you will find it a
 vailable for downloading a few days before the date of the session.\n\nThe
 re are no fees payable. The Trust sees the Platonic tradition as a spiritu
 al one: not only a guide for the outer life\, but especially to be treasur
 ed for its assistance in the cultivation of the inner self - the soul - fo
 r\, says Plato in the Timeaus\, “we are not terrestrial plants\, but bl
 ossoms of heaven.” We understand the tradition to be profound and cohes
 ive\, and one that repays the long-term effort required to truly embed one
 self in it. Our approach is not exclusive - we value other traditions for
  their insights - nor is it dogmatic 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 investigate them thoroughly rather than rejecting th
 em prematurely. Thus our point of focus is on the teachings of the traditi
 on and most especially our own inner response to them.\n\nBy joining our s
 tudies 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 and 
 women most luminous in their understanding\, and unsparingly generous in t
 heir teaching.\n\nYou can register viz zoom by clicking on the link above 
 or here.\n\nFor US-timed session\, you can register by clicking here. Star
 t time is 7:30 pm EDT / 4:30 pm PDT.
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