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opinion. In this example, the wind is being based on not being, and the particles of dust
are "not being" based on "being".
A better example culled from man's body and soul would further explain things to the
satisfaction of the intelligent reader. The soul is "being" based on "not being", since
nobody can exercise control over it, and every body is placed under its control.
Obviously, the human body is "not being" based on "being". It is the soul that causes
the body to move and act. We can see the thing moving, but not the mover.
The sensible world is a shadow and an imperfect image of the intelligible mind, and
worldly virtue and vice are stages in the development of the soul in attaining harmony,
entangled as it is in the world. If you care to think more deeply, you will arrive at the
conclusion that in all things He had wonder which shows that He is One. Let us go a
step further and we find that this very fact can be explained more appropriately by giving
the example of the Sustainer of the universe whose presence is reflected in every
particle, but He is Invisible.
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are "not being" based on "being".
A better example culled from man's body and soul would further explain things to the
satisfaction of the intelligent reader. The soul is "being" based on "not being", since
nobody can exercise control over it, and every body is placed under its control.
Obviously, the human body is "not being" based on "being". It is the soul that causes
the body to move and act. We can see the thing moving, but not the mover.
The sensible world is a shadow and an imperfect image of the intelligible mind, and
worldly virtue and vice are stages in the development of the soul in attaining harmony,
entangled as it is in the world. If you care to think more deeply, you will arrive at the
conclusion that in all things He had wonder which shows that He is One. Let us go a
step further and we find that this very fact can be explained more appropriately by giving
the example of the Sustainer of the universe whose presence is reflected in every
particle, but He is Invisible.
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