Towards the Essential

Letters of a Spiritual Master

Frithjof Schuon

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The Matheson Trust
20 December 2021

Diaries, letters & journals; Comparative religion; Spirituality & religious experience; Religious & spiritual leaders

A selection of letters written to disciples, seekers and spiritual authorities from all over the world and various religious paths. Each letter addresses the individual needs of one human microcosm, and so each letter touches on one or other aspect of the inner life, evoking and delineating a profound dialogue which will resonate with readers of all persuasions. This collection gives many rare examples of a psychology of the initiatic progress in its deepest reaches, those of metaphysics and the alchemy of contemplative life.

Notes, an index and a glossary have been added. This collection does not require continuous reading from beginning to end, for each letter forms a whole, allowing both those readers unfamiliar with the author's thought and those interested in a particular topic to opt for a selective reading by referring to the table of contents or the index. Towards the Essential is a concrete illustration of Schuon's thought and also, due to its relative ease of access, a helpful introduction to a message which, in his books, sometimes approaches the limits of the expressible.

By: Frithjof Schuon
Imprint: The Matheson Trust
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781908092236
ISBN 10: 1908092238
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 20 December 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Frithjof Schuon (1907-1998) has been considered the foremost representative of the philosophia perennis in our times, and of the school of thought known as Perennialism or the Traditionalist School. He was a gifted artist and poet as well as the author of over twenty books on religion, metaphysics, art, and the life of prayer. For decades he acted as a spiritual guide to seekers from all over the world, thereby setting in motion intellectual chain reactions which have discreetly informed the public discourse on religion and which continue to touch aspiring souls. Describing one of his first books, T. S. Eliot wrote, ""I have met with no more impressive work in the comparative study of Oriental and Occidental religion."""

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Towards the Essential

Letters of a Spiritual Master

Frithjof Schuon

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