The Monastery Of Solitude: A Journey In Search Of Unity - Couverture rigide

Moin Mir

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 8196643551 ISBN 13 : 9788196643553

Editeur : Roli Books, 2024

Synopsis

In 242 CE Gordian III, caesar and emperor of Rome marched out at the head of his glorious army with the objective of defeating Persia in war. Embedded in the army was Plotinus, a philosopher who nurtured a secret dream - one of reaching India. Plotinus had long yearned to study the Upanishads and he saw an opportunity to reach as far as Persia with the army and then make his way into ancient India. But his dream lay shattered on the banks of the Tigris. 1,780 years after Plotinus’ failed attempt at reaching India, Moin Mir travels in his footsteps fulfilling his dream of reaching India and reading the Upanishads. Through his travels across India, Egypt, Italy, Greece, and Turkey the author tries to understand the core concept of Plotinian thought - ‘Unity and oneness’. He uses Plotinus’ philosophy to observe how the free will of intellect uses ‘unity’ for good and evil. Intimate conversations with refugees escaping war, innocent boatmen drifting down the Nile, simple farmers, and monks in Greece along with observation of ancient art and architecture inform his thoughts and writing on the concept of the oneness of humankind - its immense power to bring good and yet its vulnerability to the stealth of intellect to destroy and self-destruct.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Roli Books
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 8196643551
• ISBN 13: 9788196643553
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Nombre de pages: 288
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