The Perennial PhilosophyThe Perennial Philosophy is defined by its author as "The metaphysic that recognizes a divine Reality substantial to the world of things and lives and minds." With great wit and stunning intellect, Aldous Huxley examines the spiritual beliefs of various religious traditions and explains them in terms that are personally meaningful. |
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... morality ; or at the top , with a consideration of metaphysical truths ; or , finally , in the middle , at the focal point where mind and matter , action and thought have their meeting place in human psychology . The lower gate is that ...
... morality ; or at the top , with a consideration of metaphysical truths ; or , finally , in the middle , at the focal point where mind and matter , action and thought have their meeting place in human psychology . The lower gate is that ...
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... moral and spiritual ex- perience was too strong for philosophical theory , and under the inspiration of direct experience , the writers of the Ma- hayana sutras found themselves using all their ingenuity to explain why the Tathagata and ...
... moral and spiritual ex- perience was too strong for philosophical theory , and under the inspiration of direct experience , the writers of the Ma- hayana sutras found themselves using all their ingenuity to explain why the Tathagata and ...
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... moral disciplines and "spiritual exercises," by means of which the soul is prepared for contemplation or the unitive knowl- edge of the Godhead. It is a significant historical fact that the poet-saint Kabir is claimed as a co ...
... moral disciplines and "spiritual exercises," by means of which the soul is prepared for contemplation or the unitive knowl- edge of the Godhead. It is a significant historical fact that the poet-saint Kabir is claimed as a co ...
Contents
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Personality Sanctity Divine Incarnation | 35 |
God in the World | 56 |
Charity | 80 |
Mortification NonAttachment Right Livelihood | 96 |
Truth | 125 |
Religion and Temperament | 146 |
Prayer | 219 |
Suffering | 227 |
Faith | 234 |
God Is Not Mocked | 238 |
Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum | 243 |
Idolatry | 250 |
Emotionalism | 253 |
The Miraculous | 259 |
SelfKnowledge | 161 |
Grace and Free Will | 165 |
Good and Evil | 175 |
Time and Eternity | 184 |
Salvation Deliverance Enlightenment | 200 |
Immortality and Survival | 211 |
Silence | 216 |
Ritual Symbol Sacrament | 262 |
Spiritual Exercises | 273 |
Perseverance and Regularity | 292 |
Contemplation Action and Social Utility | 294 |
Bibliography | 303 |
Index | 307 |
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