30 Quotes About Perennial-philosophy

The esoteric finds the Absolute within the traditions, as poets find poetry within the poems.

To be fully human is to fulfill our spiritual destiny.

Knowledge of the Supreme brings immortality. "The wise one - He is not born, He does not die." For one who has died before death, the death of the body is merely a formality. To live in God is to live an endless Life. (p. 38)

You can get there by yourself, but that is the hard way. Our personal goals all lead to the same end. There is only one truth. But why deny the thousands of years of experience found in religion? There is real wisdom available from so many years of seeking and trial and error.

The world is order or cosmos rather than chaos, one that is alive as an organism and at the same time governed by law.

The seed of Sufism was sown in the time of Adam, germed in the time of Noah, budded in the time of Abraham,began to develop in the time of Moses,reached maturity in the time of Jesus,produced pure wine in the time of Mohammad.

Trials there must be upon this earth. We are made of a stuff that easily corrupts when nothing calls to order, when a sign from the Lord does not reach us soon enough. Do not complain that destiny has rent your soul; For God knows best what will help us.

Religion represents the outer form of spirituality, but Sanatana Dharma represents the more important inner heart of all spirituality. (p. 17)

The order of the Universe is identified with the Divine Mind, and the scientist is said to be discovering the mind of God in his scientific pursuits. Scientific method itself has been called a Christian method of discovering God's mind.