The Perennial Philosophy, Aldous Huxley
The Perennial Philosophy, Aldous Huxley
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The Perennial Philosophy

Author: Aldous Huxley

Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Unabridged: 12 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/20/2017


Synopsis

"The Perennial Philosophy," Aldous Huxley writes, "may be found among the traditional lore of peoples in every region of the world, and in its fully developed forms it has a place in every one of the higher religions."

With great wit and stunning intellect—drawing on a diverse array of faiths, including Zen Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Christian mysticism, and Islam—Huxley examines the spiritual beliefs of various religious traditions and explains how they are united by a common human yearning to experience the divine. The Perennial Philosophy includes selections from Meister Eckhart, Rumi, and Lao Tzu, as well as the Bhagavad Gita, Tibetan Book of the Dead, Diamond Sutra, and Upanishads, among many others.

About Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) is the author of the classic novels Brave New World, Eyeless in Gaza, and The Genius and the Goddess, as well as such critically acclaimed nonfiction works as The Devils of Loudun, The Perennial Philosophy, and The Doors of Perception. Born in Surrey, England, and educated at Oxford, he died in Los Angeles, California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bryon on December 28, 2007

Dear Aldous Huxley, I know that you where pronounced dead a long time ago, but because of this book, you are a living presence in my life today. Thank you, Bryon.......more

Goodreads review by Susan on July 29, 2016

I was talking to a friend about how much I hated the baggage I felt I had inherited from my loosely Christian upbringing. Some kind of female guilt about sex. Why I couldn't bear going to any more political events because I kept seeing this oppressive good v's evil narrative. So, for example if I we......more

Goodreads review by Paul on October 29, 2024

Charmingly, fascinatingly terrible. Really more of an antique piece at this point, a perfect encapsulation of the tedious synthesis found in various books from the 1950s and 1960s (see also Alan Watts, Joseph Campbell, etc.). This synthesis invariably consists of: (1) always, first and foremost, ant......more

Goodreads review by Paul on August 25, 2017

I first read this book when I was on a Huxley kick when I was a teenager. Brave New World inspired me to read everything I could get my hands on by him. Needless to say, The Doors of Perception was more my speed then than The Perennial Philosophy. I recently read Mike Scott's autobiography, Adventure......more

Goodreads review by Rose on December 14, 2022

Around 1964, when I read this book, and others by Aldous Huxley, he was my teacher about how much more life could be. His recognition of The Perennial Philosophy brought me intense comfort. For Perspective on What Aldous Huxley Was Attempting Goodreaders, I'm going to quote from an article on "Perennia......more