Frithjof Schuon - To Have a Center (2003) [1 eBook - 1 PDF] (Philosophy)

To Have a Center

A collection of essays on a remarkable variety of subjects, from the order of first principles to a wide range of their applications.

Table of Contents:

Foreword

Part One: Integral Anthropology

To Have a Center
Survey of Integral Anthropology
Intelligence and Character
The Primacy of Intellection
Gnosis Is Not Just Anything

Part Two: Ontology and Cosmology

Universal Categories
Concerning an Onto-Cosmological Ambiguity

Part Three: Spiritual Perspectives

Degrees and Scope of Theism
"Our Father Who Art in Heaven"
David, Shankara, Honen
Fundamental Keys

Part Four: Various Subjects

On the Art of Translating
Message of a Vestimentary Art
Concerning a Question of Astronomy

Author: Frithjof Schuon

About the author: Born in Basle, Switzerland in 1907, Frithjof Schuon was the twentieth century's pre-eminent spokesman for the perennialist school of comparative religious thought. The leitmotif of Schuon's work was foreshadowed in an encounter during his youth with a marabout who had accompanied some members of his Senegalese village to Basle for the purpose of demonstrating their African culture. When Schuon talked with him, the venerable old man drew a circle with radii on the ground and explained: "God is the center; all paths lead to Him." Until his later years Schuon traveled widely, from India and the Middle East to America, experiencing traditional cultures and establishing lifelong friendships with Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, and American Indian spiritual leaders. A philosopher in the tradition of Plato, Shankara, and Eckhart, Schuon was a gifted artist and poet as well as the author of over twenty books on religion, metaphysics, sacred art, and the spiritual path. Describing his first book, The Transcendent Unity of Religions, T. S. Eliot wrote, "I have met with no more impressive work in the comparative study of Oriental and Occidental religion", and world-renowned religion scholar Huston Smith said of Schuon, "The man is a living wonder; intellectually apropos religion, equally in depth and breadth, the paragon of our time". Schuon's books have been translated into over a dozen languages and are respected by academic and religious authorities alike. More than a scholar and writer, Schuon was a spiritual guide for seekers from a wide variety of religions and backgrounds throughout the world. He died in 1998.

Publisher: World Wisdom (September 6, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0941532097
ISBN-13: 978-0941532099 MsSVig