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"They who suffer for love, do not suffer, for all suffering is thus forgotten" -Meister Eckhart
"If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would be seen as it is, infinite" -William Blake
"There is this difference between spiritual and corporeal pleasures, that corporeal ones beget a desire before we obtain them and after we have obtained them, a disgust. Spiritual pleasures on the contrary, are not cared for when we have them not, but are desired when we have them" -St. Gregory the Great
"If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would be seen as it is, infinite" -William Blake
"There is this difference between spiritual and corporeal pleasures, that corporeal ones beget a desire before we obtain them and after we have obtained them, a disgust. Spiritual pleasures on the contrary, are not cared for when we have them not, but are desired when we have them" -St. Gregory the Great
Huxley lost me with this one when he kept referring to people as "savages". I finished this book, but the writing is as dry as the Atacama Desert. The text consists of other people's quotes mixed in with Huxley's personal ramblings.
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The best book to be introduced to this compelling philosophical and anthropological field, embracing what has to do with misticsm, spirituality and wisdom. The selection of texts and the style of Huxley is both powerful and witty.
But...if u are acquainted with buddhism, vedanta, taoism, platonism and gnosticism you will feel somewhat dissapointed. Bear in mind that the book was written more than seventy years ago. Much has been published, investigated and brought to light since then.
The theory underlying Huxley insight seems today a bit naive, just reducing philosophia perennis to an embracing and homogeneus all-embarking trascendental-inmanent divinity. Amongst others gaps, it lacks plurality, dialectic between animistic and apophatic perspectives and a deeper look at mistic trends.
Said that, this book still is an unvaluable source of wisdom.
But...if u are acquainted with buddhism, vedanta, taoism, platonism and gnosticism you will feel somewhat dissapointed. Bear in mind that the book was written more than seventy years ago. Much has been published, investigated and brought to light since then.
The theory underlying Huxley insight seems today a bit naive, just reducing philosophia perennis to an embracing and homogeneus all-embarking trascendental-inmanent divinity. Amongst others gaps, it lacks plurality, dialectic between animistic and apophatic perspectives and a deeper look at mistic trends.
Said that, this book still is an unvaluable source of wisdom.
This is an interesting book but the style and the language are pretty difficult (at least for me). I think that who is into philosophy will have less problems than me to understand the language.
It doesn't talk about the dogma of the main religions (Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Taoism), but about the philosophy and the spiritual side that are very similar if not the same. This is what I like the most: to see the points in common of religions, and not the differences.
There are a lot of quotes from different holy scriptures and from the writings of saints and mystics. I found them all very inspiring.
I recommend this book to who is interested in religions and their philosophical side, but be aware that it isn't a fast or easy read.
It doesn't talk about the dogma of the main religions (Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Taoism), but about the philosophy and the spiritual side that are very similar if not the same. This is what I like the most: to see the points in common of religions, and not the differences.
There are a lot of quotes from different holy scriptures and from the writings of saints and mystics. I found them all very inspiring.
I recommend this book to who is interested in religions and their philosophical side, but be aware that it isn't a fast or easy read.
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informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced