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Title: Perennial Philosophy, The by Aldous Huxley ISBN: 0-06-090191-8 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 18 July, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.45 (22 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Father and I are One.
Comment: One reason Huxley titled this anthology The Perennial "Philosophy" was out of respect for the various religious traditions of the world. To suggest, as some of my fellow reviewers have, that Huxley had something up his metaphysical sleeve is to fail to see the forest for the trees. Philosophy is nothing if it is not the right to question anything. You and I have a right to our opinion, a keystone of Freedom-Religious, and otherwise. Huxley respected personal freedom. If you don't like his book, fine. To suggest Huxley had some sinister motive here is, in my opinion, a mistake. What Huxley was trying to do, and quite admirably I might add, was to share with the reader the fact that the mystic tradition is fundamental within all of the world's great religions. That there is a universal mystical experience that transcends the differences we might otherwise have. That our religious founders had more in common than we might suppose. That we have more in common than we might suppose. That we should cherish the essential while respecting our differences. One caveat. I am not preaching toleration for tolerations sake here. Nor do I believe was Huxley. We each need to make our stand. Some choose to make a stand for universal brotherhood. Some choose to stand for a chosen few. Some choose to stand alone. We can make such a personal choice without demonizing others, for it does not matter what we believe if we do not have love in our heart. I believe, as I believe did Huxley, that we are all God's children, made in the image of God. That we are both physical and spiritual beings. That God is Love. That is my kind of Philosophia Perennis.
Rating: 5
Summary: "We read to know that we are not alone" (C.S. Lewis)
Comment: This is a good anthology of the perennial philosophy. The design is easy to follow and too interesting to put aside. The excerpts from many sources are organized in such subjects as "Good and Evil" and "Time and Eternity." He specifically chose people that experienced what they are talking about as apposed to philosophers that take educated guesses at Reality. Some individual reader may come to different conclusions. But at least what is presented here is a concept not to be missed.
This book makes a great stepping stone to all the other writings and a good starting place for ones personal quest. There is a pretty comprehensive list of recommended books.
The excerpts are encapsulated with a clear definition and other examples of what is being expressed. It is always better to have someone tell you what you already know but in a different way. This allows for different insights. More then that it lets us know that "We are not alone."
Rating: 5
Summary: the capstone
Comment: This is my most essential book. I have so many underlined passages, dog-eared pages, high-lights, and scribbled writing in my copy of this book that I wouldn't get $2 for it at the Wee Book Inn. But it is an absolutely indespensible part of my library. Actually, because I truly subscribe to the Perennial Philosophy, this book is the capstone of my library. This is the book I recommend more than any other.
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Title: The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley ISBN: 0060900075 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 16 February, 1963 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Island by Aldous Huxley ISBN: 0060085495 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Your Brain Is God by Timothy Leary ISBN: 1579510523 Publisher: Ronin Publishing Pub. Date: 09 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Cosmic Consciousness by Richard Maurice Bucke ISBN: 0140193375 Publisher: E P Dutton Pub. Date: October, 1991 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Moksha: Aldous Huxley's Classic Writings on Psychedelics and the Visionary Experience by Aldous Huxley, Michael Horowitz, Cynthia Palmer ISBN: 0892817585 Publisher: Inner Traditions Intl Ltd Pub. Date: 01 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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