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Plotinus and the One

Plotinus, a third-century philosopher, taught that all reality emanates from the One—an undescribable, transcendent source—and that the highest human achievement is mystical union with it through contemplation. His system influenced both Christian and Islamic mysticism, offering an intellectually serious framework for understanding how the infinite relates to the finite world we inhabit.

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