The golden verses of Pythagoras : with the commentary of Hierocles
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TextSeries: (Sacred texts)London/Santa Barbara/New York Concord Grove Press c1983Content type: - text
- unmediated
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- 0886950090
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Pythagoras and his school. Hieros logos. The commentary of Hierocles on the golden verses. Glossary
'For Pythagoras, philosophy was a purgation of the mind and emotions so that the pure light of the immortal soul may freely shine through the limited vestures common to all men. The purification must begin by preparatory reverence--becoming truly worthy of relationship through silent worship of the immortal gods with the transcendental order which holds everything in the universe in a divine harmony. This order could be seen in the heavens and be studied with the help of geometry and mathematics of the most archetypal form. Through the honouring of heroes and peers, profound reverence may emerge for the whole of life when seen in the context of a vast universe.'
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