Pisagor'un Altın Dizeleri Üzerine Hierokles Şerhi: Ruhun Arıtılması

Seeing therefore that we are humans, and that a human is composed of these two parts, it is evident that he ought to be purified and perfected in both of them. To this purpose, he must follow the paths that are proper to each of his two natures, for each part requires a different purification. For example, the rational soul, regarding its faculty of reasoning and of judging, must be purified by truth, which produces knowledge. Being made to contemplate divine things and to regulate earthly things, we have need of truth for the first, and we have need of virtue for the last. The purifications of the rational soul and of the luminous chariot are performed so that this chariot may gain wings and immediately fly up toward the heavenly dwellings. Meditation contributes most to the growth of these wings. Through meditation, we gradually learn to detach our affections from earthly things. We also shake off the impurities the soul gathered through its union with this earthly, mortal body. It rouses itself and is filled with divine vigor, and reunites itself with the intelligent perfection of the soul.