Theos-Talk Archives (November 1997 Message tl00203)

Dr. A.M.Bain wrote:
> 
> In message <3467EAA6.4E62@dmv.com>, Vincent Beall <vincent@dmv.com>
> writes
> >I don't see how
> >"spirit", which I understand as substance, can have being apart from the
> >host or soul. Certainly spiritual emanation conveys knowledge of the
> >being of it's source, but the source must have structure and not only
> >substance.
> 
> Spirit is eternal, while soul and body die.  Maybe my perception of
> spirit is close to the theosophical concept of monad.

Leibntz has defined monads as simple souls, so the question is; what is
the substance of the monad. I believe it is a spiritual being, which
referres to it having structure(soul) and composed of spirit(substance).

Vincent
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