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The Perennial Philosophy

Aldous Huxley

Do the world's great religions share one core idea about the self and the divine, and what does it ask of us?

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Author
Aldous Huxley

Why read it

  • You will see what mystics from many traditions agree on, so you can read any one of them with more understanding
  • You will realize that how much you know depends on who you have become, not only on what you have studied
  • You will understand why self knowledge, silence and letting go of attachment are treated as paths to insight

Who it is for

  • Seekers who want the shared ground beneath different faiths
  • Skeptics curious what mystics actually claim
  • Readers who like anthologies of wisdom with commentary

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. CHAPTER I
  3. That Art Thou
  4. CHAPTER II
  5. The Nature of the Ground
  6. CHAPTER III
  7. Personality, Sanctity, Divine Incarnation
  8. CHAPTER IV
  9. God in the World
  10. CHAPTER V
  11. Charity
  12. CHAPTER VI
  13. Mortification, Non-Attachment, Right Livelihood
  14. CHAPTER VII
  15. Truth
  16. CHAPTER VIII
  17. Religion and Temperament
  18. CHAPTER IX
  19. Self-Knowledge
  20. CHAPTER X
  21. Grace and Free Will
  22. CHAPTER XI
  23. Good and Evil
  24. CHAPTER XII
  25. Time and Eternity
  26. CHAPTER XIII
  27. Salvation, Deliverance, Enlightenment
  28. CHAPTER XIV
  29. Immortality and Survival
  30. CHAPTER XV
  31. Silence
  32. CHAPTER XVI
  33. Prayer
  34. CHAPTER XVII
  35. Suffering
  36. CHAPTER XVIII
  37. Faith
  38. CHAPTER XIX
  39. God Is Not Mocked
  40. CHAPTER XX
  41. Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum
  42. CHAPTER XXI
  43. Idolatry
  44. CHAPTER XXII
  45. Emotionalism
  46. CHAPTER XXIII
  47. The Miraculous
  48. CHAPTER XXIV
  49. Ritual, Symbol, Sacrament
  50. CHAPTER XXV
  51. Spiritual Exercises
  52. CHAPTER XXVI
  53. Perseverance and Regularity
  54. CHAPTER XXVII
  55. Contemplation, Action and Social Utility
  56. P.S.
  57. About the book
  58. Read on
  59. Other Works

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