Plotinus came close to acclaiming Plato as the savior of humanity.

普罗提努斯几乎称赞柏拉图是人类的救世主。

Hilde, like Sophie, was elevated to the celestial spheres as she read about Plotinus.

希尔德和索菲一样，在读到普罗提诺的故事时被提升到天界。

He believed, like Plotinus, that evil is the 'absence of God.

他像普罗提诺斯一样相信，邪恶是“上帝的缺席”。

Plotinus was also familiar with similar ideas from Asia.

Plotinus 也熟悉来自亚洲的类似想法。

In this he stands firmly on Biblical ground, rejecting the doctrine of Plotinus that everything is one.

在这一点上，他坚定地站在圣经的立场上，拒绝普罗提诺 (Plotinus) 的万物一体的学说。

Plotinus believed that the world is a span between two poles.

普罗提诺认为世界是两极之间的跨度。

But Plotinus' point is that this darkness actually has no existence.

但普罗提诺的观点是， 这种黑暗实际上是不存在的。

Plotinus is not alone in having had such experiences.

有过这种经历的并不只有普罗提诺一人。

On rare occasions in his life, Plotinus experienced a fusion of his soul with God.

普罗提诺在他一生中极少数情况下经历过他的灵魂与上帝的融合。

Plotinus brought with him to Rome a doctrine of salvation that was to compete seriously with Christianity when its time came.

普罗提诺 (Plotinus) 将他的救赎教义带到了罗马， 当基督教的时代到来时， 这种教义将与基督教展开激烈的竞争。

According to Plotinus, the soul is illuminated by the light from the One, while matter is the darkness that has no real existence.

根据普罗提诺 (Plotinus) 的说法， 灵魂被来自独一的光所照亮， 而物质则是没有真实存在的黑暗。