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Neoplatonists desperately wanted to merge with everything

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Through the concept of henosis, the ultimate goal was to lose all individual boundaries and fuse completely with the 'One.' It implies that having a distinct, separate life is a tragic error that can only be fixed by aggressively melting into the cosmic background.

Neoplatonists desperately wanted to merge with everything
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