Written by Aldous Huxley, this is an anthology of the world's greatest spirtual writings concerning --surprise!--the Perennial Philosophy, defined by the author as "the metaphysic that recognizes a divine Reality substantial to the world of things and lives and minds; the psychology that finds in the soul something similar to, or even identical with, divine Reality; the ethic that place's man's final end in the knowledge of the immanent and transcendent Ground of all being. . . . .Rudiments of the Perennial Philosophy may be found among the traditionary lore of primitive peoples in every region of the world, and in its fully developed forms it has a place in every one of the higher religions."

I intend to be quoting this more in other, specific threads.

For now, I hope that anyone else who has read this, or is reading it, checks in...

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Ch VI 120-21


Once the noble Ibrahim, as he sat on his throne,
Heard a clamour and noise of cries on the roof,
Also heavy footsteps on the roof of his palace.
He said to himself, "Whose heavy feet are these?"
He shouted from the window, "Who goes there?"
The guards, filled with confusion, bowed their heads, saying,
"It is we, going the rounds in search."
He said, "What seek ye?" They said, "Our camels."
He said, "Who ever searched for camels on a housetop?"
They said, "We follow thy example,
Who seekest union with God, while sitting on a throne."
Jalal-uddin Rumi

I had been thinking about posting that quote myself.

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