Frithjof Schuon

[cabinintheforest]

Does anyone know who this guy is? Or what he is about?

I tried to read about some of his teachings but i cant understand any of it the reason i ask is becuase i heard he was involved with perennial philosophy.

[Peter]

Never heard of the cat. Until today I thought perennial philosphy was a gardening term. So thank you for broadening my horizons there, cabin.

For other readers in the same position, I found this:

According to Huxley, the perennial philosophy is:

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 places man's final end in the knowledge of the immanent and transcendent Ground of all being; the thing is immemorial and universal. Rudiments of the perennial philosophy may be found among the traditional 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

And a link to the Wikipedia article on Frithjof Schuon

[enigma]

I 'tend' toward annual philosophy myself. Though short lived, there seems more opportunity for blooming.

[Peter]

lol. Very good.

;D

[cabinintheforest]

Aldous Huxley wrote the book the perennial philosophy iv have actually got the book i havnt read it yet though but when i have il try and explain some of it here if i can.

[synapticrythms]

I tried to read about some of his teachings but i cant understand any of it

LOL... I have definitely run across this is my reading at times. I figure if I can't understand it, either the person writing it didn't really understand anything themselves or it wasn't meant for me. In either case, if it doesn't help, it simply gets in the way. Or... it is a simple curiosity. Fun... but really nowhere.