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a. The One
The ‘concept’ of the One is not, properly speaking, a concept at all, since it is never explicitly defined by Plotinus, yet it is nevertheless the foundation and grandest expression of his philosophy. Plotinus does make it clear that no words can do justice to the power of the One; even the name, ‘the One,’ is inadequate, for naming already implies discursive knowledge, and since discursive knowledge divides or separates its objects in order to make them intelligible, the One cannot be known through the process of discursive reasoning (Ennead VI.9.4). Knowledge of the One is achieved through the experience of its ‘power’ (dunamis) and its nature, which is to provide a ‘foundation’ (arkhe) and location (topos) for all existents (VI.9.6). The ‘power’ of the One is not a power in the sense of physical or even mental action; the power of the One, as Plotinus speaks of it, is to be understood as the only adequate description of the ‘manifestation’ of a supreme principle that, by its very nature, transcends all predication and discursive understanding. This ‘power,’ then, is capable of being experienced, or known, only through contemplation (theoria), or the purely intellectual ‘vision’ of the source of all things. The One transcends all beings, and is not itself a being, precisely because all beings owe their existence and subsistence to their eternal contemplation of the dynamic manifestation(s) of the One. The One can be said to be the ‘source’ of all existents only insofar as every existent naturally and (therefore) imperfectly contemplates the various aspects of the One, as they are extended throughout the cosmos, in the form of either sensible or intelligible objects or existents. The perfect contemplation of the One, however, must not be understood as a return to a primal source; for the One is not, strictly speaking, a source or a cause, but rather the eternally present possibility — or active making-possible — of all existence, of Being (V.2.1). According to Plotinus, the unmediated vision of the ‘generative power’ of the One, to which existents are led by the Intelligence (V.9.2), results in an ecstatic dance of inspiration, not in a satiated torpor; for it is the nature of the One to impart fecundity to existents — that is to say: the One, in its regal, indifferent capacity as undiminishable potentiality of Being, permits both rapt contemplation and ecstatic, creative extension. These twin poles, this ‘stanchion,’ is the manifested framework of existence which the One produces, effortlessly (V.1.6). The One, itself, is best understood as the center about which the ‘stanchion,’ the framework of the cosmos, is erected. This ‘stanchion’ or framework is the result of the contemplative activity of the Intelligence.
This is hard to answer meaningfully but God is conscious NOW. NOW is not limited by time and space. NOW IS and beyond the limits of our five senses. NOW must include what we call the everything and nothing comprising creation within it as part of the PROCESS of existence.Dontaskme wrote: ↑Sat Nov 14, 2020 3:58 pm Thanks Nick.
So do you believe that this ONE God is everything and nothing? That is how I the DAM character sees the what is God idea.
I'd like to keep this simple through the (k i s s) keep it simple stupid process. And not have to read through reams of articles because to me the devil is in the details, I want to talk about God as if I am 3/4/5 years old. Simply put so that a child can understand it.
Dontaskme wrote: ↑Sat Nov 14, 2020 3:58 pm Thanks Nick.
So do you believe that this ONE God is everything and nothing? That is how I the DAM character sees the what is God idea.
I'd like to keep this simple through the (k i s s) keep it simple stupid process. And not have to read through reams of articles because to me the devil is in the details, I want to talk about God as if I am 3/4/5 years old. Simply put so that a child can understand it.
How about leaving out the need for meaning and just say the first thing that comes to mind in response to what I've said, and I'll do the same with your comments.
Yes and No
Hmm, I'm not experiencing that idea Nick.
YES...very good, I totally agree Nick.
Agreed in part...but the description you've mentioned is only a dream within this immediate unmoving silent presence. The dream story is known via the movement of the mind identified with concepts, such as Father, creation, and unity, these are all concepts within the nonconceptual silent presence...do you feel that? ...or not?
Ok Nick.Nick_A wrote: ↑Sun Nov 15, 2020 6:16 pm DAM
Our positions are clear. I believe the Absolute is the primal unity of the elemental three forces or "I." AM is created by the intentional separation of the three forces and the lawful creation of levels of reality which define the devolution of these three forces. God then is simultaneously one and three
You assert that AM is imaginary and nothing exist but the Father. I can build on my idea which explains the purpose of our universe and life within it. or "AM" by the lawful relationship of these three forces Imagination just means we create our own reality and everything goes. For me this is deeply unsatisfying.