No Fear Literature. The author quotes the great Taost Philosophers, the followers of Buddha, Mohammad, the Brahman Scriptures and Christian Mystics. A Christmas Carol Animal Farm Don Quixote The Merchant of Venice Twelfth Night. The jacket text of the British first edition explains:[1], The Perennial Philosophy is an attempt to present this Highest Common Factor of all theologies by assembling passages from the writings of those saints and prophets who have approached a direct spiritual knowledge of the Divine...[1]. 0000002859 00000 n
Huxley died on November 22, 1963, in Los Angeles. The Perennial Tradition. Twenty-seven chapters (each of about 10 pages) of quotations from sages and saints on specific topics, with "short connecting commentaries. Sometimes it locks up truths which were once well known, but have been forgotten. At least to some extent, the collective conduct of a nation is a test of the religion prevailing within it, a criterion by which we may legitimately judge the doctrinal validity of that religion and its practical efficiency in helping individuals to advance towards the goal of human existence.”, “The doctrine that God can be incarnated in human form is found in most of the principal historic expositions of the Perennial Philosophy—in Hinduism, in Mahayana Buddhism, in Christianity and in the Mohammedanism of the Sufis, by whom the Prophet was equated with the eternal Logos. However, Huxley's overview of the spiritual proved very interesting in discussing the various aspects of man's pursuit of spiritual enlightenment. “If”, “One Reality, all-comprehensive, contains within itself all realities.”, “Every species, except the human, chose immediate, short-range success by means of specialization. A central aspect of Pala’s ideal culture is the use of a hallucinogenic drug called “moksha,” which provides an interesting context in which to view soma, the drug in Brave New World that serves as one tool of the totalitarian state. This is none other than the House of God and the Gate of Heaven. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Aldous Huxley was born in Surrey, England, on July 26, 1894, to an illustrious family deeply rooted in England’s literary and scientific tradition. Because, until he actually lay dying, Johnson indulged himself in the most fascinating of multiple personalities; whereas Law, for all the superiority of his talents was almost absurdly simple and single-minded. The Perennial Tradition recognizes there is a Divine Reality underneath and inherent in the world of things; there is in the human soul a natural capacity, similarity, and longing for this Divine Reality; the final goal of existence is union with this Divine Reality. A detailed Bibliography of just over 6 pages. and even selections from Master Eckhart, whom I've only heard of but not read. His most enduring work imagined a fictional future in which free will and individuality have been sacrificed in deference to complete social stability. Samsara (the world of becoming) is not hated by him, nor is Nirvana loved. I would recommend this book, Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family. But excessive privilege and power are standing trmptations to pride, greed, vanity and cruelty; oppression results in fear and envy; war breeds hatred, misery and despair. In 1937, Huxley moved to California. Literature and Science 1963. I had no idea what "Perennial Philosophy" referred to when I checked out this book and began reading it. 0000001399 00000 n
The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude. However, he wondered if the book, with its transcendence of the personality and detachment from worldly concerns, might not be more Buddhist than Christian. Christ asked us to put on the white robes of a pure and holy life; but what occupies our thoughts? There is a lot to chew over in this book, I think I am going to have to come back for another going over. Why I couldn't bear going to any more political events because I kept seeing this oppressive good v's evil narrative. And how we wallow! The book is organized by topic--Truth, Gr. And as for their actions—these are as monotonously uniform as their thoughts; for in all circumstances they behave selflessly, patiently and with indefatigable charity. Some kind of female guilt about sex. c�:�V�Uہ��3�3�bg���Ǡ���Hdo��.ZuJ�P���r�4{ 7#'
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