Platonic Meditations

Transformation of Soul (the original) If you wish to see yourself in a different light, and want to change the way of looking at yourself, in relation to the universe. Then instead of looking outside, you turned and looked within. What can be seen there, and how would one come to see it, and if seen by what light? The what is the realm of mind, the how is by the mind's eye, and the light is that of the intellect. Am I going too fast?  Let's take a step back and review what I am saying. Would you not agree  when you open your eyes, and look toward what is exterior to you, you perceive the physical universe? Equally so, when you turn to that which is not exterior to you, and turn, see and look within, how does one come to see it? Just what is this universe within? You come to see the universe within by the mind's eye, and that in which it sees, is of mind. The mind's eye is not different from our physical eyes, in the sense that the eye within, functions in the same way a...

Transitions In order to move your soul from your everyday world to heightened states of awareness your soul goes through transitions.  In order to see what I mean we need to take a trip through transitions in order to move from our everyday world to waking into heightened states of awareness. So let’s start with Plato’s, Meno 81c : “For since all nature is akin, and the soul has learnt everything, there is nothing to hinder a man, remembering one thing only-which men call learning-from himself finding out all else, if he is brave and does not weary in seeking; for seeking and learning is all remembrance.” Interesting point that everything can be found within ourselves. You need to look nowhere but within. Given seeking and learning are all remembrance. No need to go anywhere, simply look within for the answers. So this is where we start within. So how do we start and where do we look for our guide? For this one let us take a look at Plato’s, Phaedo 108e : “I am persuaded, therefore...