/lit/ - Literature

>>15135749
Tractatus de Intellectus Emendatione is like a very short rough draft of the Ethics. It'll give you a overview of the main ideas Spinoza was developing.

Then just read the Ethics. You don't have to read each proposition and proof the first time. Just start with the introductions, scholia, and appendixes to give you an overview of the work. Then go back and read through the definitions, axioms, and propositions, but only look at the proofs if you're curious. Then on your third read you can start working through the arguments and proofs.

>>15135749
Start and end with the Ethics. Read Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect only if you must.

>>15135749
>spinoza
>refuted by his own tribe
OH NO NO NO NO

1 Bereshis (in the Beginning) was the Dvar Hashem [YESHAYAH 55:11; BERESHIS 1:1], and the Dvar Hashem was agav (along with) Hashem [MISHLE 8:30; 30:4], and the Dvar Hashem was nothing less, by nature, than Elohim! [Psa 56:11(10); Yn 17:5; Rev. 19:13. Only through G-d's Word can we know G-d's salvation (Psalm 119:81; 2 Tim 3:15). G-d's Son (Proverbs 30:4), the source of revelation (Proverbs 30:3-5) and love (Proverbs 8:17), functioned as an Amon (Craftsman, master builder, Proverbs 8:30) or Creative Wisdom at His side as the source of creativity (Proverbs 8:12; 8:22; 8:30) and love (Proverbs 8:17). And this Son of G-d took on flesh as the Son of G-d Messiah (Psalm 2:7; 1 Chronicles 17:13; Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 9:5-6), David's L-rd (Psalm 110:1). And whoever calls on the Name of the L-rd will be saved (Joel 2:32). G-d's Word, His Son, incarnated as the Son of G-d Messiah, has a prophesied Name. His prophesied Name is Yeshua given through Messiah's Namesake Yeshua the High Priest who made the kaporah in 516 BCE ending the Golus (Exile) of abandonment from G-d (Isaiah 54:7) lasting 70 years from 586 BCE to 516 BCE. Yeshua is the Kohen after the order of Melki-Tzedek (Ps 110:4) who in his abandonment (Matthew 27:46) made the kaporah ending our Exile from G-d, our exile of sin and death (Matt. 1:12-17).] 2 Bereshis (in the Beginning) this Dvar Hashem was with Hashem [Prov 8:30]. 3 All things through him came to be, and without him came to be not one thing which came into being. [Ps 33:6,9; Prov 30:4] 4 In him was Chayyim (Life) and the Chayyim (Life) was the Ohr (Light) of Bnei Adam. [TEHILLIM 36:10 (9)] 5 And the Ohr shines in the choshech [TEHILLIM 18:28], and the choshech did not grasp it. [YESHAYAH 9:1]

6 There came an ish haElohim (a man of G-d), having been sent from Hashem. His name was Yochanan. 7 This Yochanan came for an eidus (witness), that he might give solemn edut (testimony) about the Ohr, that kol Bnei Adam might have emunah through him. 8 This ish haElohim was not the Ohr, but he came that he might give solemn edut (testimony) about the Ohr.

9 The Ohr, the Ohr HaAmitti (the True Light), which gives rational haskalah (enlightenment) to kol Bnei Adam (all mankind), was coming into the Olam Hazeh. 10 He was in the Olam Hazeh, the Olam (world) came to be through him [Ps 33:6,9]; yet the Olam Hazeh did not recognize him. 11 He came to his own, and his own were not mekabel (accepting) the Kabbalus HaMalchus of him [YESHAYAH 53:3]. 12 But as many as him lekabel pnei Moshiach (receive him as Moshiach), to them he gave the tokef (authority) to become in fact yeladim haElohim [DEVARIM 14:1]. 13 He gave this tokef to the ones whose being born was not by the agency of natural descent, nor by the ratzon (will) of basar (fallen human nature), nor by the ratzon of a gever (male)--rather, to the ones born of G-d (Yn 3:3,7).

>>15136158
(you)

>>15136181

1 Not unto us, Hashem, not unto us, but unto Thy Shem give kavod, for the sake of Thy chesed, and for Thy emes.
2 Why should the Goyim say, Where is now their Elohim?
3 But Eloheinu is in Shomayim; He hath done whatsoever He hath pleased.
4 Their atzabim (idols) are kesef and zahav, the ma'aseh (work) of the hands of adam.
5 Peh (mouth) they have, but they speak not; einayim (eyes) have they, but they see not;
6 Oznayim (ears) they have, but they hear not; af (nose) have they, but they smell not;
7 They have hands, but they handle not; raglayim (feet) have they, but they walk not; neither speak they through their garon (throat).
8 They that make them will be like them; so is kol asher bote'ach (every one that trusteth) in them.
9 O Yisroel, trust thou in Hashem. He is their ezrah (help) and their mogen.
10 O Bais Aharon, trust thou in Hashem; He is their ezrah (help) and their mogen.
11 The ones fearing Hashem, trust in Hashem; He is their ezrah (help) and their mogen (shield).
12 Hashem hath been mindful of us; Yevarech. Yevarech es Bais Yisroel; Yevarech es Bais Aharon.
13 Yevarech Yirei Hashem (He will bless those who fear Hashem), the ketanim with the gedolim.
14 May Hashem give you increase, upon you and your banim.
15 May a barukhah be upon you by Hashem, Oseh Shomayim va'Aretz (Maker of Heaven and Earth).
16 The heavens, even Shomayim, is Hashem's, but HaAretz He gave to the Bnei Adam.
17 The mesim (dead ones) praise not Hashem, neither do any that descend into Dumah (the silent [place of Sheol]).
18 But we will bless Hashem from this time forth v'ad olam (and to forevermore). Praise Hashem.

1 Praise ye Hashem. Praise O ye avadim of Hashem, praise the Shem of Hashem.
2 Blessed be the Shem of Hashem from this time forth and forevermore.
3 From the rising of the shemesh unto the going down of the same the Shem of Hashem is to be praised.
4 Hashem is high above kol Goyim, and His kavod above HaShomayim.
5 Who is like unto Hashem Eloheinu, Who dwelleth on high,
6 Who stoopeth down to behold the things that are in Shomayim, and in ha'aretz!
7 He raiseth up the poor out of the aphar (dust), and lifteth the needy out of the ash heap;
8 That he may seat him with princes, even with the princes of amo (His people).
9 He settleth the akeret (barren woman) in her bais to be a happy em of banim. Praise ye Hashem.

Completely BTFO by his own kind.

>>15136181
The Dvar Hashem was the 6th CHORD, was the CHORD of the 5th PALACES, and was the ONE who, because of the FIRST THOUGHT, IS CONCERNED FOR THE SACRIFICE. THAT ONE HAD A CHANT, AN UNASSIGNED MANTRA, AND WALKED ALONG WITH HIS MENTORS.

>>15136225
Retard niggers like yourself have much to learn about Spinoza's natural libertarian philosophy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56vymVzZEgg

>>15136240

1 O praise Hashem, all ye Goyim; praise Him, all ye peoples.
2 For His chesed is mighty toward us; and the Emes Hashem endureth l'olam (forever). Praise ye Hashem.

Shema Yisroel Adonoi Eloheinu Adonoi Echad. 5 And thou shalt love Hashem Eloheicha b'chol l'vavcha u'vchol nafshcha uvechol modecha. 6 And these devarim, which I command thee today, shall be in thine lev; 7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy banim, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine bais, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8 And thou shalt bind them for an ot upon thine hand, and they shall be as totafos (ornaments [Shemot 13:16, Shabbos 57a]) between thine eyes. 9 And thou shalt write them upon the mezuzot of thy bais, and on thy she'arim.

(Shir HaMa'alot [Song of Ascents]) In my tzoros I cried unto Hashem, and He heard me.
2 Save my nefesh, Hashem, from sefat sheker (lying lips), and from lashon remiyyah (a tongue of deceit).
3 What shall be given unto thee? Or what shall be done unto thee, thou lashon remiyyah?
4 Sharp khitzim (arrows) of the gibbor, with burning (charcoal) coals of the broom plant.
5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell in the ohalim of Kedar!
6 My nefesh hath long dwelt with him that hateth shalom.
7 I am for shalom; but when I speak, they are for milchamah (war).
You just posted cringe, bro.

>>15135829
>ideas Spinoza was developing
OH NO NO NO NO

>>15136256
>>15136262
Faggots. Think of the Ethics this way: take a pollo asado sandwich and douse it in ranchero sauce, perhaps some fried chile. I know you would eat it just like it was a dick. Think of it like a real thing. Like think about eating a dick. Now.

Is there now a spinozafag who is copying the tactics of guenonfag?

>>15136274
>Ethics

1 Now these are the Shemot Bnei Yisroel, which came into Mitzrayim; every ish and his bais came with Ya'akov: 2 Reuven, Simeon, Levi, and Yehudah, 3 Yissakhar, Zevulun, and Binyamin, 4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 5 And all the nefesh that came out of the loins of Ya'akov were seventy nefesh; for Yosef was in Mitzrayim already. 6 And Yosef died, and all his achim, and all that generation. 7 And the Bnei Yisroel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and became exceeding strong; and the land was filled with them.

11 And it came to pass in those days, when Moshe was grown, that he went out unto his achim, and looked on their sevalot: and he spied an Egyptian striking an ish Ivri, one of his achim. 12 And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no ish, he killed the Egyptian, and hid him in the chol (sand). 13 And when he went out the second day, hinei, two anashim Ivrim were fighting; he said to him in the wrong, Why strike thou thy re'a? 14 And he said, Who made thee a sar and a shofet over us? Intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moshe feared, and thought, Surely this thing is known.


Kek'd. Refuted literally on the second book of his tribe.

>>15136275
idk is spinoza a jew?

>>15136262
guenon (pbuh) was retroactively refuted by spinoza (pbuh)

>>15136275
Yes, which is a shame because Spinoza actually got decent regular discussion here unlike guenon, and now he’s going to be made to seem like just a meme. Maybe it’s a false flag

>>15136289
guenon (pbuh) retroactively refuted spinoza (pbuh)'s retroactive refutation.

>>15136289
>spinoza

1 Now Korach ben Yitzhar ben Kehat ben Levi, and Datan and Aviram, the Bnei Eliav, and On ben Pelet, Bnei Reuven, became insolent; 2 And they rose up before Moshe, with certain of the Bnei Yisroel, two hundred and fifty Nasi'ei Edah, chosen from the assembly, men of renown; 3 And they gathered themselves together against Moshe and against Aharon, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing Kol HaEdah are Kedoshim, every one of them, and Hashem is among them; why then lift ye up yourselves above the Kehal Hashem?

4 And when Moshe heard it, he fell upon his face; 5 And he spoke unto Korach and unto all his edah, saying, In the boker Hashem will show who are His, and who is the kadosh; and will cause him to come near unto Him: even him whom He hath chosen will He cause to come near unto Him. 6 This do: take you fire pans, Korach, and all his edah; 7 And put eish therein, put ketoret in them before Hashem tomorrow; it shall be that the man whom Hashem doth choose, he shall be haKadosh; ye take too much upon you, ye Bnei Levi.

8 And Moshe said unto Korach, Hear, now, ye Bnei Levi: 9 Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that Elohei Yisroel hath separated you from the Adat Yisroel, to bring you near to Himself to do the Avodat Mishkan Hashem, and to stand before the Edah to minister unto them? 10 And He hath brought thee near to Him, and all thy brethren the Bnei Levi with thee; and seek ye the Kehunah also? 11 For which cause both thou and all thy edah are gathered together against Hashem; and what is Aharon, that ye murmur against him?

12 And Moshe sent to call Datan and Aviram, the Bnei Eliav, which said, We will not come up. 13 Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of an Eretz zavat cholov udevash, to kill us in the midbar, yet thou also keep trying to dominate us? 14 Moreover thou hast not brought us into an Eretz zavat cholov udevash, or given us nachalah of sadeh and kerem; wilt thou gouge out the eyes of these men? We will not come up.

15 And Moshe was very angry, and said unto Hashem, Respect not thou their minchah; I have not taken one donkey from them, neither have I wronged one of them. 16 And Moshe said unto Korach, Be thou and all thy edah before Hashem, thou, they, and Aharon, tomorrow; 17 And take every man his fire pan, put ketoret in them, and bring ye before Hashem every man his fire pan, 250 fire pans; thou also, and Aharon, each of you his fire pan. 18 And they took every man his fire pan and put eish in them and laid ketoret thereon, and stood in the entrance of the Ohel Mo'ed with Moshe and Aharon. 19 And Korach gathered kol haedah against them unto the entrance of the Ohel Mo'ed; and the Kavod Hashem appeared unto Kol HaEdah.

The kike wenst against his tribe. That kind of behaviour was refuted in their book.

>>15136305
>>15136289
based

>>15136274
what is this creep on about

>>15136315

20 And Hashem spoke unto Moshe and unto Aharon, saying, 21 Separate yourselves from among this edah, that I may consume them in a moment. 22 And they fell upon their faces, and said, El Elohei HaRuchot L'Chol Basar, shall one man sin, and wilt Thou be angry with Kol HaEdah?

23 And Hashem spoke unto Moshe, saying, 24 Speak unto HaEdah, saying, Get you up away from the mishkan Korach, Datan, and Aviram.

25 And Moshe rose up and went unto Datan and Aviram; and the Ziknei Yisroel followed him. 26 And he spoke unto HaEdah, saying, Move back, now, from the tents of these anashim resha'im, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their chattot. 27 So they moved back from the mishkan Korach, Datan, and Aviram, on every side; Datan and Aviram came out, and stood in the entrance of their tents, their wives, their banim, and their little ones. 28 And Moshe said, Hereby ye shall know that Hashem hath sent me to do all these ma'asim; for I have not done them of mine own will. 29 If these men die the common death of kol haAdam, or if they be visited after the visitation of kol haAdam, then Hashem hath not sent me. 30 But if Hashem creates a new thing, and haadamah open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down chayyim into Sheol; then ye shall have da'as that these men have spurned Hashem.

31 And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these devarim, that haadamah split asunder that was under them: 32 And ha'aretz opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, their batim (houses), all the men that were of Korach, and all their possessions. 33 They, and all that were of them, went down chayyim into Sheol, and ha'aretz closed over them; and they perished from the midst of the Kahal. 34 And Kol Yisroel that were round about them fled at the cry of them, for they said, Lest ha'aretz swallow us up also. 35 And there came out from Hashem an eish, and consumed the 250 men that offered ketoret.

36 (17:1) And Hashem spoke unto Moshe saying, 37 (17:2) Speak unto Elazar ben Aharon HaKohen that he take up the fire pans out of the burning, and scatter thou the eish yonder; for they are set apart as kodesh. 38 (17:3) The fire pans of these chatta'im against their own nefashot, let them make them hammered-out sheets for a covering of the Mizbe'ach: for they offered them before Hashem, therefore they became kadosh; and they shall be an ot unto the Bnei Yisroel. 39 (17:4) And Elazar HaKohen took the bronze fire pans, wherewith they that were burned had offered; and they made hammered-out sheets for an overlay of the Mizbe'ach: 40 (17:5) To be a memorial reminder unto the Bnei Yisroel, that no zar, which is not of the zera Aharon, encroach to offer ketoret before Hashem; that he be not as Korach, and as his edah, as Hashem said to him by the hand of Moshe.

>>15136325

41 (17:6) But the next day Kol Adat Bnei Yisroel murmured against Moshe and against Aharon, saying, Ye have killed the Am Hashem. 42 (17:7) And it came to pass, when HaEdah was gathered against Moshe and against Aharon, that they looked toward the Ohel Mo'ed; and, hinei, the Anan covered it, and the Kavod Hashem appeared. 43 (17:8) And Moshe and Aharon came before the Ohel Mo'ed. 44 (17:9) And Hashem spoke unto Moshe saying, 45 (17:10) Get you away from among this edah, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. 46 (17:11) And Moshe said unto Aharon, Take a fire pan, and put eish therein from off the Mizbe'ach, and put ketoret, and go quickly unto HaEdah, and make kapporah for them; for there is Ketzef (Wrath) gone out from Hashem; the plague is begun. 47 (17:12) And Aharon took as Moshe commanded, and ran into the midst of the Kahal; and, hinei, the plague was begun among HaAm: and he offered ketoret, and made kapporah for HaAm. 48 (17:13) And he stood between the mesim and the chayyim; and the plague was stopped. 49 (17:14) Now they that were the mesim in the maggefah (plague) were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, in addition to those who were mesim by reason of Korach. 50 (17:15) And Aharon returned unto Moshe unto the entrance of the Ohel Mo'ed; and the plague was stayed.

1 And Hashem spoke unto Moshe, saying, 2 (17:17) Speak unto the Bnei Yisroel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the Bais Av, of all their Nasiim according to the Bais of their Avot twelve rods; write thou every man's shem upon his matteh (rod, staff). 3 (17:18) And thou shalt write shem Aharon upon the rod of Levi; for one rod shall be for the Rosh of the Bais of their Avot. 4 (17:19) And thou shalt lay them up in the Ohel Mo'ed before HaEdut, where I will meet with you there. 5 (17:20) And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall sprout; and I will rid Myself of the murmurings of the Bnei Yisroel, whereby they murmur against you. 6 (17:21) And Moshe spoke unto the Bnei Yisroel, and every one of their Nasiim gave him a rod apiece, for each nasi one, according to their Bais Avot, even twelve rods; and the rod of Aharon was among their rods. 7 (17:22) And Moshe laid up the rods before Hashem in the Ohel HaEdut.
8 (17:23) And it came to pass, that the next day Moshe entered into the Ohel HaEdut; and, hinei, the rod of Aharon for the Bais Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds. 9 (17:24) And Moshe brought out all the rods from before Hashem unto Kol Bnei Yisroel; and they looked, and took every man his rod. 10 (17:25) And Hashem said unto Moshe, Bring Aharon's rod again before HaEdut, to be kept for an ot (sign) against the rebels; and thou shalt quite put an end to their murmurings against Me, that they die not. 11 (17:26) And Moshe did so; as Hashem commanded him, so did he.

>>15136305
No my brothers. Spinoza retroactively refuted Guenon but in the action of refutation Spinoza was retroactively refuted by Guenon's past lives ab priorio.

>>15136315
>And it came to pass that Moshe took his son to his room and lay with him. And he lay with him nine days, and he talked with him; and the Lord was aware of the molestation of the son. And he arose and went to the door of Moshe's house, and bowed down to the earth and he said, "I see now that it was not through me that your son was hurt, but it was through your iniquity that your son was hurt." And all the men of the household came and sat there. And Moshe said to his son, "You have been lying in the dust in my house. Do not hurt yourself in this matter, for the Holy One, blessed be his name, has come ro take you away from me.
Defend this

>>15135749
>>>/his/

>>15136262
that's just cope from a lazy faggot who couldn't come up with a system

>>15136345
>My system is exactly like this other system but these arbitrary differences clearly make it stand out

>>15136240
Based removed video

>>15136240
Retard can't even link a video properly.

>>15136466
>arbitrary differences
You sound like a (((lying))) faggot.

so i'm guessing spinoza is now the new guenon?

>>15136336
Wtf is this from?

>>15137514
He's not new on this board.

BASED.....

>>15135749
>Spinoza was a part of the filthy jewish caba-
"Once branded as a heretic, Spinoza's clashes with authority became more pronounced.
For example, questioned by two members of his synagogue, Spinoza apparently responded that God has a body and nothing in scripture says otherwise."
>Spinoza was a cu-
"He was later attacked on the steps of the synagogue by a knife-wielding assailant shouting "Heretic!" He was apparently quite shaken by this attack and for years kept (and wore) his torn cloak, unmended, as a souvenir."
>Spinoza was a kike who hated jesu-
"On 27 July 1656, the Talmud Torah congregation of Amsterdam issued a writ of cherem (Hebrew: חרם, a kind of ban, shunning, ostracism, expulsion, or excommunication) against the 23-year-old Spinoza."
>Spinoza was an athei-
"Spinoza believed in a "Philosophy of tolerance and benevolence"[66] and actually lived the life which he preached. He was criticized and ridiculed during his life and afterwards for his alleged atheism. However, even those who were against him "had to admit he lived a saintly life".[66] Besides the religious controversies, nobody really had much bad to say about Spinoza other than, "he sometimes enjoyed watching spiders chase flies."
>Spinoza was a ret-
"Spinoza was offered the chair of philosophy at the University of Heidelberg, but he refused it, perhaps because of the possibility that it might in some way curb his freedom of thought."

Did guenonfag convert to a spinozafag?

>>15139236
yes, predictably. either nick land or spinoza.

>>15139236
no, its clearly a false flag

According to wikipedia (take note of kashmir shaivism being mentioned)
>Similarities between Spinoza's philosophy and Eastern philosophical traditions have been discussed by many authorities. The 19th-century German Sanskritist Theodore Goldstücker was one of the early figures to notice the similarities between Spinoza's religious conceptions and the Vedanta tradition of India, writing that Spinoza's thought was "... a western system of philosophy which occupies a foremost rank amongst the philosophies of all nations and ages, and which is so exact a representation of the ideas of the Vedanta, that we might have suspected its founder to have borrowed the fundamental principles of his system from the Hindus, did his biography not satisfy us that he was wholly unacquainted with their doctrines... We mean the philosophy of Spinoza, a man whose very life is a picture of that moral purity and intellectual indifference to the transitory charms of this world, which is the constant longing of the true Vedanta philosopher... comparing the fundamental ideas of both we should have no difficulty in proving that, had Spinoza been a Hindu, his system would in all probability mark a last phase of the Vedanta philosophy."[18][19]

>It has been said that Spinozism is similar to the Hindu doctrines of Samkhya and Yoga. Though within the various existing Indian traditions there exist many traditions which astonishingly had such similar doctrines from ages, out of which most similar and well known are the Kashmiri Shaivism and Nath tradition, apart from already existing Samkhya and Yoga.[20]

>Max Muller, in his lectures, noted the striking similarities between Vedanta and the system of Spinoza, saying "the Brahman, as conceived in the Upanishads and defined by Sankara, is clearly the same as Spinoza's 'Substantia'."[21] Helena Blavatsky, a founder of the Theosophical Society also compared Spinoza's religious thought to Vedanta, writing in an unfinished essay "As to Spinoza's Deity – natura naturans – conceived in his attributes simply and alone; and the same Deity – as natura naturata or as conceived in the endless series of modifications or correlations, the direct outflowing results from the properties of these attributes, it is the Vedantic Deity pure and simple."[22]

So there you go, guenonfag is trying to meme someone who's philosophy is reminiscent to Advaita while trying to have a dig at Christians of /lit/.

It's hilarious for many reasons because
1-Blavatsky was one of the first to note the similarities between Spinoza and Vedanta so it must be embarrassing for him to heed a theosophical observation
2-guenonfag is a known anti-semite who would occasionally call others 'typical jewish bugmen' but somehow Spinoza's ostracism invalidates his jewishness and lastly
3-Spinoza was a seminal figure of the Enlightenment which guenonfag (in correspondence with Guenon himself) would deem as anti-traditional (aka 'hylic').

>>15139554