The Perennial Philosophy

Author: Aldous Huxley
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061893315
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 356

Book Description
An inspired gathering of religious writings that reveals the "divine reality" common to all faiths, collected by Aldous Huxley "The Perennial Philosophy," Aldous Huxley writes, "may be found among the traditional lore of peoples in every region of the world, and in its fully developed forms it has a place in every one of the higher religions." With great wit and stunning intellect—drawing on a diverse array of faiths, including Zen Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Christian mysticism, and Islam—Huxley examines the spiritual beliefs of various religious traditions and explains how they are united by a common human yearning to experience the divine. The Perennial Philosophy includes selections from Meister Eckhart, Rumi, and Lao Tzu, as well as the Bhagavad Gita, Tibetan Book of the Dead, Diamond Sutra, and Upanishads, among many others.

Frithjof Schuon and the Perennial Philosophy

Author: Harry Oldmeadow
Publisher: World Wisdom, Inc
ISBN: 1935493094
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 370

Book Description
This introduction to the writings of Frithjof Schuon (1907-1998), the pre-eminent spokesman of the Perennialist or Traditionalist school of comparative religious thought, is the first book to present a comprehensive study of his intellectual and spiritual message. In addition to a clear explanation of Schuon's message of metaphysics and the great religions, Oldmeadow includes an overview of Schuon's paintings and poetry, and insights on prayer and virtue in the spiritual life.

Ye Shall Know the Truth

Author: Mateus Soares de Azevedo
Publisher: World Wisdom, Inc
ISBN: 0941532690
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 386

Book Description
Contains essays on mysticism, prayer, sacred art, the relationship between Christianity and other religious.

Psychology and the Perennial Philosophy

Author: Samuel Bendeck Sotillos
Publisher: World Wisdom, Inc
ISBN: 1936597209
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 234

Book Description
Modern psychology is at an impasse as it searches anxiously for new therapies to address the increasing occurrence of mental illness in contemporary society. In this groundbreaking anthology, leading authors from the perennialist school, including Huston Smith, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, and Frithjof Schuon, draw on the age-old insights of the world s wisdom traditions to argue that modern psychology behaviorism, psychoanalysis, humanistic and transpersonal psychology overlooks the specifically spiritual factors contributing to mental health and illness."

The Divine Within

Author: Aldous Huxley
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062236830
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 206

Book Description
“A genius . . . a writer who spent his life decrying the onward march of the Machine.” — The New Yorker Brave New World author Aldous Huxley on enlightenment and the "ultimate reality." In this anthology of twenty-six essays and other writings, Aldous Huxley discusses the nature of God, enlightenment, being, good and evil, religion, eternity, and the divine. Huxley consistently examined the spiritual basis of both the individual and human society, always seeking to reach an authentic and clearly defined experience of the divine. Featuring an introduction by renowned religious scholar Huston Smith, this celebration of "ultimate reality" proves relevant and prophetic in addressing the spiritual hunger so many feel today.

The Underlying Religion

Author: Martin Lings
Publisher: World Wisdom, Inc
ISBN: 1933316438
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : id
Pages : 370

Book Description
This is an anthology of 25 essays by the leading exponents of the perennialist school of comparative religious thought. It aims to be the most accessible introduction yet to the perspective of the Perennial Philosophy.

The Essential Seyyed Hossein Nasr

Author: Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Publisher: World Wisdom, Inc
ISBN: 1933316381
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
"The highest honor a philosopher can receive is to be nominated by his peers for inclusion in the series of The Library of Living Philosophers [for which the] latest entry is The Philosophy of Seyyed Hossein Nasr. And the highest honor a theologian can receive is to be invited to deliver the Gifford Lectures in Glasgow, Scotland. Seyyed Hossein Nasr is the only person ever to have received both of these honors.... This valuable book distills the essence of the thought of one of the most important thinkers or our times." Book jacket.

Traditionalism

Author: Kenneth Oldmeadow
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 282

Book Description
"This book explains why no one engaged in religious and cultural studies can afford to disregard the urgent message of the traditionalists who have reminded a forgetful world - in a manner which can be ignored but not refuted - of those principles which everywhere and always remain true. It also demonstrates why any reassessment of contemporary values - now increasingly called into question - must take into account the profound traditionalist critique of the modern Western worldview."--BOOK JACKET.

Light from the East

Author: Harry Oldmeadow
Publisher: World Wisdom, Inc
ISBN: 1933316225
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 362

Book Description
This is a collection of writings about the spiritual meeting of East and West in the modern world including articles by the Dalai Lama, Huston Smith, Frithjof Schuon, Thomas Merton, Titus Burckhardt, Ananda Coomaraswamy, Diana Eck, Gary Snyder and Aldous Huxley. Highlighting aspects of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism that have proved most attractive to Western seekers, it explores the similarities and differences between Eastern and Western traditions while emphasizing respect amongst the adherents of different faiths.

The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell

Author: Aldous Huxley
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061892823
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 189

Book Description
"A genuine spiritual quest. . . . Extraordinary." — New York Times Among the most profound and influential explorations of mind-expanding psychedelic drugs ever written, here are two complete classic books—The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell—in which Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, reveals the mind's remote frontiers and the unmapped areas of human consciousness. This edition also features an additional essay, "Drugs That Shape Men's Minds," now included for the first time.