Frithjof Schuon (1907-1998) is best known as the foremost spokesman of the Perennial Philosophy. A gifted artist and poet as well as the author of over twenty books on religion, metaphysics, sacred art, and the spiritual path, Schuon's books have been translated into over a dozen languages and are respected by academic and religious authorities alike.

Harry Oldmeadow was Coordinator of Philosophy and Religious Studies at La Trobe University Bendigo, Australia, until his recent retirement. He is a well-respected authority on the Perennialist school of comparative religion and the author of Frithjof Schuon and the Perennial Philosophy. He lives in Bendigo, Australia.

Huston Smith (1919-2016) was Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, at Syracuse University. One of the world's leading scholars on comparative religion, he was author of the bestselling The World's Religions.

Foreword by Huston Smith vii

Editor's Preface by Harry Oldmeadow ix

Author's Preface xv

Part I: Metaphysics and Cosmology

The Eye of the Heart 3

On Knowledge 11

An-Nūr 15

Nirvāna 33

The Posthumous States 43

Part II: Forms of the Spirit

Christianity and Buddhism 53

The Mystery of the Bodhisattva 63

Elementary Remarks on the Enigma of the Kōan 85

Īmān, Islām, Ihsān 89

Intellectuality and Civilization 95

Part III: Spiritual Life

Modes of Spiritual Realization 101

Microcosm and Symbol 111

Prayer and the Integration of the Psychic Elements 121

Transgression and Purification 127

On Sacrifice 141

The Twin Pitfall 147

On Meditation 153

Appendix

Selections from Letters and Other Previously

Unpublished Writings 165

Editor's Notes 175

Glossary of Foreign Terms and Phrases 201

Index 219

Biographical Notes 229