Transcendent Unity of Religions (Quest Book)

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Summary: Classic And Eternally True
Review: Considered by many to be the master of comparative religion, Schuon's testament to the unifying factors and the esoteric unity of the established religious traditions continues to serve the common interest all of these traditions share. This unifying factor Schuon has called the transcendent unity because this unity is beyond the exoteric manifestations of a tradition. By drawing correlations between the shared spiritual truth's within each tradition Schuon maintains the integrity of each and proves without a shadow of a doubt that they all share sacred space. His treatment is masterful and precise and one leaves this book with a wholesome understanding of the objective reality sought by all traditions.

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Summary: If you only read one book this year, this should be it
Review: In my opinion, this is one of the most important books published in the 20th century, and there has never been a time when reading it is a must for every intelligent person out there than our present time .

I can not recommend this book more , nor could I agree more with what T.S. Eliot wrote about it: "I have met with no more impressive work in the comparative study of Oriental and Occidental religion"

Huston Smith, probably the most eminent scholar of comparative religion studies in the US today and who wrote the introduction to this book, described Frithjof Schuon as: "The man is a living wonder; intellectually à propos religion, equally in depth and breadth, the paragon of our time. I know of no living thinker who begins to rival him..."

If you only read one book this year, this should be it

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Summary: peace through understanding
Review: This book clearly demonstrates the unity of all religions, although being different in their forms, from a metaphysical point of view.As such it helps to understand all religions, and their extrinsic orthodoxy, putting an end to the quarrels among some exponents of these religions, who feel to prove the validity of their religion, they must disprove the other religions.

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Summary: transcendent..dont forget the transcendent in the title
Review: This book was schuons first full literary venture...his thought developed a great deal after this.
an important point...many overlook, for example one of the reviewers above, is that schuon talks about unity on a transcendental level,not on a level of manifestation.
the religons are different and serve diferent purposes at the worldly level..it is only when their esoteric reality is realised does the unity become apparent.what he is saying is that reality is multi level and some things contradict each other like religion at a certain level,but when a person comprehends a higher level of reality the contradictions become re-conciled.
as with all Schuons books...their are too many spiritual assumptions taken for granted,for those without a deep understanding of religon,this book will be incomprehensible...its a guidebook for the religous scholar or esoteric practitioner,not the layman.
For example the bahai faith is excatly the opposite of what schuon is talking about,people who mix religions only create a false one,and that to practise one religon fully or embrace it it.
Schuon does not pander to the liberal mind set,so those looking for some kind of light hearted,`were all the same' apologist agenda will be dissapointed.