An inspired gathering of religious writings that reveals the “divine reality” common to all faiths, collected by Aldous Huxley, author of A Brave New World.

“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.

Contents
Introduction page
I That Art Thou
II The Nature of the Ground
III Personality, Sanctity, Divine Incarnation
IV God in the World
V Charity
VI Mortification, Non-Attachment, Right Livelihood
VII Truth
VIII Religion and Temperament
IX Self-Knowledge
X Grace and Free Will
XI Good and Evil
XII Time and Eternity
XIII Salvation, Deliverance, Enlightenment
XIV Immortality and Survival
XV Silence
XVI Prayer
XVII Suffering
XVIII Faith
XIX God is not mocked
XX Tantum religiopotuit suadere malorum page
XXI Idolatry
XXII Emotionalism
XXIII The Miraculous
XXIV Ritual, Symbol, Sacrament
XXV Spiritual Exercises
XXVII Perseverance and Regularity
XXVIII Contemplation, Action and Social Utility
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