The Perennial Philosophy: An Interpretation of the Great Mystics, East and West (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)

The Perennial Philosophy: An Interpretation of the Great Mystics, East and West (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)

<p> An inspired gathering of religious writings that reveals the "divine reality" common to all faiths, collected by Aldous Huxley </p> <p> "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." </p> <p> With great wit and stunning intellect&#8212;drawing on a diverse array of faiths, including Zen Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Christian mysticism, and Islam&#8212;Huxley examines the spiritual beliefs of various religious traditions and explains how they are united by a common human yearning to experience the divine. <i>The Perennial Philosophy</i> 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. </p>