Spiritual Perspectives and Human Facts: A New Translation with Selected LettersThis new edition of Frithjof Schuon's Spiritual Perspectives and Human Facts is a fully revised translation of the French edition, and has an extensive Appendix containing previously unpublished letters and other private writings. |
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... Contemplative thought is a “ vision ” ; it is not “ in action ” like passionate thought . Its external logic is dependent on its inner vision whereas in passionate thought the logical process is as if blind ; such thought does not ...
... Contemplative thought is a “ vision ” ; it is not “ in action ” like passionate thought . Its external logic is dependent on its inner vision whereas in passionate thought the logical process is as if blind ; such thought does not ...
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... contemplative”, he is able to abstain from “thinking”: the act of contemplation is principial, which means that its activity is in its essence, not in its operations. * * * Reasoning can play no other part in knowledge than that of ...
... contemplative”, he is able to abstain from “thinking”: the act of contemplation is principial, which means that its activity is in its essence, not in its operations. * * * Reasoning can play no other part in knowledge than that of ...
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... Contemplative intelligence, traditional orthodoxy, divine inspiration: these three elements constitute doctrinal truth. In modern philosophy there is no guaranteeing the celestial char- acter of the inspiration, to say the least ...
... Contemplative intelligence, traditional orthodoxy, divine inspiration: these three elements constitute doctrinal truth. In modern philosophy there is no guaranteeing the celestial char- acter of the inspiration, to say the least ...
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