One Mountain, Many Paths

"I'd like to share an important book which can be found for free online. Does anyone know of the philosopher Aldous Huxley? The Perennial Philosophy explores the shared metaphysical core found at the heart of all the world’s major religious and philosophical traditions. Huxley argues that beneath differing dogmas, rituals, and cultural expressions lies a universal truth: that there is a divine reality available to humanity, that human beings possess a spark of this divine nature, and that the ultimate purpose of human life is to identify with and directly experience this supreme Reality. Rather than relying on external religious authorities, the book compiles writings from Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Taoist, Jewish and Islamic teachers to demonstrate that this divine level of reality can only be known firsthand through self-transcendence, ethical living, and deep contemplation. https://archive.org/details/perennialphilosp035505mbp"

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