This new edition of The Eye of the Heart, one of perennialist author Frithjof Schuon's earliest works, features a revised translation from the original French as well as over 50 pages of new material, including previously unpublished selections from the author's letters and other private writings. Also featured is a foreword by Huston Smith, extensive editor's notes, and a glossary of foreign terms and phrases.
This new edition of The Eye of the Heart, one of perennialist author Frithjof Schuon's earliest works, features a revised translation from the original French as well as over 50 pages of new material, including previously unpublished selections from the author's letters and other private writings. Also featured is a foreword by Huston Smith, extensive editor's notes, and a glossary of foreign terms and phrases.
Frithjof Schuon (1907-1998) is best known as the foremost spokesman of the Perennial Philosophy. A gifted artist and poet as well as the author of over twenty books on religion, metaphysics, sacred art, and the spiritual path, Schuon's books have been translated into over a dozen languages and are respected by academic and religious authorities alike. Harry Oldmeadow was Coordinator of Philosophy and Religious Studies at La Trobe University Bendigo, Australia, until his recent retirement. He is a well-respected authority on the Perennialist school of comparative religion and the author of Frithjof Schuon and the Perennial Philosophy. He lives in Bendigo, Australia. Huston Smith (1919-2016) was Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, at Syracuse University. One of the world's leading scholars on comparative religion, he was author of the bestselling The World's Religions.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword by Huston Smith vii Editor's Preface by Harry Oldmeadow ix Author's Preface xv Part I: Metaphysics and Cosmology The Eye of the Heart 3 On Knowledge 11 An-Nūr 15 Nirvāna 33 The Posthumous States 43 Part II: Forms of the Spirit Christianity and Buddhism 53 The Mystery of the Bodhisattva 63 Elementary Remarks on the Enigma of the Kōan 85 Īmān, Islām, Ihsān 89 Intellectuality and Civilization 95 Part III: Spiritual Life Modes of Spiritual Realization 101 Microcosm and Symbol 111 Prayer and the Integration of the Psychic Elements 121 Transgression and Purification 127 On Sacrifice 141 The Twin Pitfall 147 On Meditation 153 Appendix Selections from Letters and Other Previously Unpublished Writings 165 Editor's Notes 175 Glossary of Foreign Terms and Phrases 201 Index 219 Biographical Notes 229
Foreword by Huston Smith vii Editor's Preface by Harry Oldmeadow ix Author's Preface xv Part I: Metaphysics and Cosmology The Eye of the Heart 3 On Knowledge 11 An-Nūr 15 Nirvāna 33 The Posthumous States 43 Part II: Forms of the Spirit Christianity and Buddhism 53 The Mystery of the Bodhisattva 63 Elementary Remarks on the Enigma of the Kōan 85 Īmān, Islām, Ihsān 89 Intellectuality and Civilization 95 Part III: Spiritual Life Modes of Spiritual Realization 101 Microcosm and Symbol 111 Prayer and the Integration of the Psychic Elements 121 Transgression and Purification 127 On Sacrifice 141 The Twin Pitfall 147 On Meditation 153 Appendix Selections from Letters and Other Previously Unpublished Writings 165 Editor's Notes 175 Glossary of Foreign Terms and Phrases 201 Index 219 Biographical Notes 229
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