/lit/ - Literature

>>18443402
A Prayer from the Mediaeval English Catholic Neoplatonist work, The Cloud of Unknowing

God, to whom all hearts are open,
and to whom all desires speak,
and from whom no secrets are hidden,
I beseech you to cleanse my heart's purpose
with the inexpressible gift of grace,
so that I may perfectly love you
and worthily praise you.
Amen.

>>18330019
based af
Bonaventure really deserves more love
>>18329063
actually dont hate him, just his earlier work
I really like On the Essence of Truth desu
>God doesn't exist/ is the void and oblivion is your destiny
This is absolutely retarded no Neoplatonism would say that the One/The Godhead doesn't exist.
The void cannot be destiny because of the immortality of the soul. This is Platonism 101 regardless of religious flavour
>>18328330
a general rule is that its not necessary, but approaching platonism is like approaching the Bible - you're gonna fuck up really bad trying to interpret it yourself
>>18328045
that's what I'm thinking too
>>18329048
anytime anon ~
>>18329271
ohh that's what you meant by the void
ok well yes in that Ps. Dionysian sense God "doesn't exist" in the sense that he isn't like a dog or a cup of coffee that exists in some fashion.
However, for many neoplatonist, especially Ficino and Eriugena, the soul isn't actually annihilated - and for the Pagan Neoplatonists reincarnation is the most immediate destiny
>>18330754
Platonism strengthened my Catholic faith immensely. Got me off the dogmatic Thomism train (although I still don't mind Aquinas) and made theology far more interesting by tracing the Dionysian tradition.
Very spiritually fulfilling imo.
>>18331038
bahaha i wish I could pain that well
>>18331772
This is hardly unique to the Tubingen school
every single Neoplatonist believed this, and most middle platonists too.
>>18331788
For platonic purposes read the Pythagorean source book at the very least
>>18332024
idk bro like you're gonna have to dig deep into theurgy
>>18332236
Pauline Christian ethics is predicated on the annihilation of the ego such that, "no longer I but Christ lives in me." [Gal. 2:20]. Most of Christian neoplatonic mysticism spring boards of this and other such passages.
Falsehood only exists in the mind, pride is the root of all sin. The interiority is the fundamental problem identified here.
This "East vs. West" polemic is gay
>>18332990
pretty integral which is why something like hylemorphism radically alters neoplatonism to be in service of Christian theology
>>18327788
Also I finished fixing the Eriugena page if anyone is interested