Was Socrates Reincarnated As Thomas Aquinas

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to eternity there's a quote in that mentions Shankara, saying "The thoughts of Shankara sums up the goal of mankind, every living creature aspires to realize, where there is no fear, jealousy nor passions, only love and the desire of perfect beatitude ". (Resource Articles)
First and foremost, Socrates was a manly man in his approach towards life, how he lived, and even how he died. Though he stood firmly alone in existence, it is important to highlight the degrees of Socrates and Aquinas as individuals who connect. Aquinas's pursuit towards his most meaningful existence in where he wanted to study, displayed a characteristic that could not be taught but rightfully so: learned, and learned to a degree with no possible capacity. As for Socrates he taught the things that could not be taught. If one can understand philosophy it makes perfect sense in how Plato became Socrates "writer" so to speak. This was in a time of Athens where many children were not educated, and Socrates being ...

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obtain the moral which is being displayed. Socrates level of moral was evident in all that he did, most importantly in how he died. Teaching what can't be taught was a trait Socrates had no intentions on displaying but once recognized and respected by his students it was respected then by Socrates himself(learning while teaching). The reason for his death was for the verdict of teaching children of other gods. In which Socrates only did so by teaching freely! There was no set standard, or by laws in his teachings because he taught without an education, leaving the man in him to teach boys to become men. To be a man in the realm of god is to be one who understands that you grow, but ...

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