Select Works, Section 112 (part 2)

The doctrine that all existence is ultimately one substance or one divine reality; non-duality as a theological claim.

The text states that the 'entire fabric is guided' by a single orderliness and controlling force.

The material body viewed as a prison, tomb, or source of error that hinders spiritual knowledge and return.

[auto] The text warns against being 'wrecked in the multiplicity of the Universe' and 'sunk and held,' implying material existence hinders the Soul.

Pronoia — the doctrine that the divine actively orders the unfolding of the cosmos and human affairs toward intelligible ends, against pure chance or blind necessity.

[auto] The passage explicitly describes a 'Law of Justice' and 'controlling force' guiding the entire fabric of the universe against dissolution.

A chain of divine beings or principles flowing downward from a single transcendent source (the One or the Father), each level less perfect than the one above.

[auto] The passage describes a flow from the First Principle through Thought to the Soul and finally to the Universe.

The divine reason, word, or ordering principle through which the universe was created; mediates between the transcendent God and the material world.

[auto] The text references a 'Law of Justice' and 'orderliness' that guides the entire fabric of existence as a controlling force.

The absolutely simple, undivided first principle from which all multiplicity and existence flows.

[auto] The 'First Principle' is cited as the source of Thought and the ultimate cause behind the Soul's power.

The merging of the individual soul or self with the divine, transcending personal identity.

[auto] The Soul is described as possessing the 'Thought of the First Principle,' indicating a union with the divine intellect.

The soul's journey back to its divine origin, reversing the fall into matter through stages of purification or illumination.

[auto] The passage discusses the penalty of falling into a 'lower rank' and implies the necessity of remaining on the 'work of the Soul' to avoid dissolution.

A staged journey of the soul upward through heavenly realms or levels of being toward the divine source.

[auto] The contrast between staying with the Soul's work and sinking into multiplicity reflects the dynamic of spiritual elevation versus descent.