Advice to the serious seeker : meditations on the teaching of Frithjof Schuon / James S. Cutsinger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cutsinger, James S., 1953-

Series:

SUNY Series in Western Esoteric Traditions

SUNY series in Western esoteric traditions

SUNY series in Western Esoteric Traditions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spiritual life--Meditations.

Spiritual life.

Religions.

Religion.

Schuon, Frithjof, 1907-1998.

Schuon, Frithjof.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 225 pages) : illustrations, portrait

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is an introduction to the perennialist school of comparative religious philosophy and a guidebook for the general reader seeking intellectually serious but accessible answers to questions about the spiritual life.

Contents:

""Advice to the Serious Seeker: Meditations on the Teaching of Frithjof Schuon ""; ""Contents ""; ""Preface ""; ""Introduction: Landmarks on the Road Ahead ""; ""Chapter 1: The Way of Knowledge ""; ""Chapter 2: Thinking the Unthinkable ""; ""Chapter 3: Proofs of God ""; ""Chapter 4: The Intellect ""; ""Chapter 5: Degrees of Reality ""; ""Chapter 6: The Doctrine of Illusion ""; ""Chapter 7: The Open Door ""; ""Chapter 8: Conforming to God ""; ""Chapter 9: Perfection and Anonymity ""; ""Chapter 10: Humility ""; ""Chapter 11: Charity ""; ""Chapter 12: Veracity ""

""Chapter 13: Predestination and Freedom """; "Chapter 14: A Space before God ""; ""Chapter 15: The World as Symbol ""; ""Chapter 16: The Message of the Human Body ""; ""Chapter 17: Sacred Art ""; ""Chapter 18: The Practice of Beauty ""; ""Chapter 19: Movement toward God ""; ""Chapter 20: Faith ""; ""Chapter 21: Method and Grace ""; ""Chapter 22: Concentration through Intention ""; ""Chapter 23: Invocation of the Name ""; ""Chapter 24: Spiritual Direction ""; ""Chapter 25: Our Final Goal ""; ""Epilogue: Perennial Philosophy and Transcendent Unity ""; ""Sources of Quotations ""; ""Bibliography of Works by Frithjof Schuon ""; ""Suggested Reading ""; ""Index ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-220) and index.

OCLC:

923413590