Encyclopedia - Perennial Philosophy: Encyclopedia - Perennial Philosophy
The Perennial Philosophy (Latin philosophia perennis) is the idea that a universal set of truths common to all people and cultures exists...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Perennial Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Perennial Philosophy - Main Principles
According to the tenets of the perennial philosophy, humans in many cultures and eras have experienced and recorded similar perceptions a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Perennial Philosophy: New Age Dictionary On Perennial Philosophy
Perennial Philosophy A term coined by Aldous Huxley that sees all religious truth or experience as one and the same. This philosophy p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Perennial Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Perennial Philosophy - Main Principles
According to the tenets of the perennial philosophy, humans in many cultures and eras have experienced and recorded similar perceptions a...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: House Of Hinduism: Room For Everyone  
No religion preaches violence. If all religions advocate peace, why then do some who profess allegiance to their religion, commit viol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archetype: Encyclopedia - Archetype
Archetype is defined as an original model of which all other similar persons, objects, or concepts are merely derivative, copied, pattern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tradition: Encyclopedia - Tradition
The word tradition, comes from the Latin word traditio which means "to hand down" or "to hand over." It is used in a number of ways in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meaning Of Life: Encyclopedia - Meaning Of Life
The philosophical question "What is the meaning of life?" means different things to different people. The vagueness of the query is inher...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ken Wilber: Encyclopedia - Ken Wilber
Kenneth Earl Wilber Jr. (born January 31, 1949, Oklahoma City, USA) is an American and Buddhist philosopher and psychological theorist. H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A. H. Almaas: Encyclopedia - A. H. Almaas
A. H. Almaas is the pen name of A. Hameed Ali, an author who writes about a mystical approach to psychology and therapy that he calls the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eckankar: Encyclopedia - Eckankar
Eckankar, Religion of the Light and Sound of God emphasizes the value of personal experiences as the most natural way back to God. The cu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Educational Perennialism: Encyclopedia Ii - Educational Perennialism - Secular Perennialism
Secular perennialism is a relatively new philosophy dating from only the mid-19th century. It has been supported by Mortimer Adler and Ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Educational Perennialism: Encyclopedia Ii - Educational Perennialism - Religious Perennialism
Religious perennialism is the original form, developed first by Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century in his work De Magistro, (The Teacher)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ken Wilber: Encyclopedia Ii - Ken Wilber - Ideas
Ken Wilber - The neo-perennial philosophy. The Croatian esoteric philosopher Arvan Harvat has argued that attempting to integrate a th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archetype: Encyclopedia Ii - Archetype - Jungian Archetypes
The archetype is also a concept of psychologist Carl Gustav Jung. In this context, archetypes are innate prototypes for ideas, which may ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tradition: Encyclopedia Ii - Tradition - Tradition As A Practice...
A tradition is a story or a custom that is memorized and passed down from generation to generation, originally without the need for a wri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archetype: Encyclopedia Ii - Archetype - Jungian Archetypes
The archetype is also a concept of psychologist Carl Jung. In this context, archetypes are innate prototypes for ideas, which may subsequ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tradition: Encyclopedia Ii - Tradition - Traditions And Customs...
A tradition is a story or a custom that is memorized and passed down from generation to generation, originally without the need for a wri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tradition: Encyclopedia Ii - Tradition - Traditionalism
In the Roman Catholic Church, traditionalism is the doctrine that Sacred Tradition holds equal authority to Holy Scripture. In the Orthod...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meaning Of Life: Encyclopedia Ii - Meaning Of Life - Philosophical Views
Meaning of life - Value as meaning. In that they attempt to answer the question "What is valuable in life?", theories of value are theo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archetype: Encyclopedia Ii - Archetype - Literature
Archetypes are often discussed in literature. William Shakespeare, for example, is known for popularizing many archetypal characters. Alt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tradition: Encyclopedia Ii - Tradition - Traditionalism
In the Roman Catholic Church, traditionalism is the doctrine that Sacred Tradition holds equal authority to Holy Scripture. In the Orthod...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ken Wilber: Encyclopedia Ii - Ken Wilber - Biography
Ken Wilber - Education. Ken Wilber was born on January 31, 1949 in Oklahoma City, OK. His father was in the Air Force and Wilber's fami...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meaning Of Life: Encyclopedia Ii - Meaning Of Life - Popular Beliefs
"What is the meaning of life?" is a question many people ask themselves at some point during their lifetime. Some people believe that the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meaning Of Life: Encyclopedia Ii - Meaning Of Life - Scientific Approaches And Theories
Where scientists and philosophers converge on the quest for the meaning of life is an assumption that the mechanics of life (i.e., the un...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meaning Of Life: Encyclopedia Ii - Meaning Of Life - Religious Beliefs
It is often suggested that religion is a response to humanity's need to simply stop being confused, or to the fear of death (and the conc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meaning Of Life: Encyclopedia Ii - Meaning Of Life - Spiritual Views
Mitch Albom wrote about his dying professor Morrie and their last lessons together in the bestseller Tuesdays with Morrie in which some i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meaning Of Life: Encyclopedia Ii - Meaning Of Life - Humorous Treatments
The very concept "the meaning of life" has become such a cliché that it has often been parodied, such as in the radio series The Hitchhi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meaning Of Life: Encyclopedia Ii - Meaning Of Life - Popular Beliefs
"What is the meaning of life?" is a question many people ask themselves at some point during their lives. Some people believe that the me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosophy Of Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Philosophy Of Education - Critical Responses And Counter-philosophies
Philosophy of education - Hannah Arendt. Hannah Arendt largely avoided education as a subject, but she did so for reasons which are ver...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosophy Of Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Philosophy Of Education - The Democratic Tradition Of Educational Philosophy
Philosophy of education - Plato. Plato is the earliest important educational thinker. Education is, of course, a relatively minor part ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosophy Of Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Philosophy Of Education - Critical Responses And Counter-philosophies
Philosophy of education - Hannah Arendt. Hannah Arendt largely avoided education as a subject, but she did so for reasons which are ver...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Philosophy - Philosophical And Religious Traditions
The following is an overview of the Eastern philosophic traditions. Each tradition has a separate article with more detail on sects, scho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mysticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mysticism - Self-transcending Self-discovery
The term Perennial Philosophy, coined by Leibniz and popularized by Aldous Huxley, relates to what some take to be the mystic's primary c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - University Of Detroit Mercy: Encyclopedia Ii - University Of Detroit Mercy - Athletics
UDM sports teams are nicknamed the Titans and the school competes in the Horizon League, where it is perennially a contender for the conf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gnosticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Gnosticism - Background And Origins Of Gnosticism
The ultimate foundational elements of gnosticism are pre-Christian. That said, the exact origins of Gnosticism are a subject of dispute a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gnosticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Gnosticism - Background And Origins Of Gnosticism
The ultimate foundational elements of gnosticism are pre-Christian. That said, the exact origins of Gnosticism are a subject of dispute a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Perennial Philosophy: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Perennial Philosophy
Perennial Philosophy A term coined by Aldous Huxley that refers to that thread of eternal truth that weaves through all religious trut...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Perennial Philosophy: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Perennial Philosophy
Perennial Philosophy A term coined by Aldous Huxley that refers to that thread of eternal truth that weaves through all religious trut...   » Read the article

Article - Dharma
Dharma (Sanskrit, roughly law or way) is the way of the higher Truths. Dharma forms the basis for philosophies, beliefs and practices ori...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Esoteric Christianity: New Age Dictionary On Esoteric Christianity
Esoteric Christianity - N A mystical form of Christianity that sees its "corn truth" as identical to the "core truth&qu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Esoteric Christianity: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Esoteric Christianity
Esoteric Christianity A mystical form of Christianity that sees its "core truth" as identical to the "core truth" ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharma: Encyclopedia - Dharma
Dharma (Sanskrit, roughly law or way) is the way of the higher Truths. Beings that live in harmony with Dharma proceed more quickly towar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mysticism: Encyclopedia - Mysticism
Mysticism, from the Greek μυω (muo, "to conceal"), is the pursuit of achieving communion with or conscious awareness of ultimate reali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia - Sufism
Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mysticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mysticism - Examples In Major Traditions
Examples of major traditions and philosophies with strong elements of mysticism are: Christian Gnosticism Christian mysticism Eastern Or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A. H. Almaas: Encyclopedia Ii - A. H. Almaas - The Diamond Approach
The Diamond Approach is a teaching developed by A. H. Almaas that shows an integration of a variety of mystical teachings, including Sufi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharma: Encyclopedia Ii - Dharma - Meanings And Origins Of The Word Dharma
The word Dharma (Sanskrit; "धर्म" in the Devanagari script) or dhamma (Pali) is used in most or all philosophies and religions of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - History Of Sufism
The history of Sufism can be divided into the following principal periods: Sufism - Origins. According to the history of Sufism as told...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharmic Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Dharmic Religions - What Is Dharma?
Main Article: Dharma The word Dharma (Sanskrit; "धर्म" in the Devanagari script) or dhamma (Pali) is used in most or all philoso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditionalist School: Encyclopedia Ii - Traditionalist School - Fundamental Tenets
The fundamental tenets of this school or philosophy may be stated as follows: All authentic religious traditions are true, deriving from...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eckankar: Encyclopedia Ii - Eckankar - Teachings
Eckankar teaches that spiritual experience and spiritual liberation in this lifetime are available to all by actively exploring the spir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eckankar: Encyclopedia Ii - Eckankar - Splinter Groups
Some Eckists have started their own groups after believing they received inner guidance to change Eckankar and finding Eckankar did not a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eckankar: Encyclopedia Ii - Eckankar - Teachings Borrowed?
Accusations against religious movement founders are particularly common [19]. The Mormon prophet Joseph Smith (1805-1844) was accused of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharmic Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Dharmic Religions - Exchanges With Abrahamic Religions
Dharmic religions and Abrahamic religions were conceived over 7,000 years ago in the two opposite parts of Asia, and share a complex and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharmic Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Dharmic Religions - Common Modern Practices
See also: Dharmic rituals after death Dharmic religions share a variety of theological, philosophical and ceremonial similarities. ... ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharmic Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Dharmic Religions - The Dharmic Faiths
Dharmic faiths have a close and irreversible influence with the history, society and cultures of India and every South East Asian nation ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditionalist School: Encyclopedia Ii - Traditionalist School - Values
Traditionalists accord a high value to the intellectual activities of the pre-modern world and non-Western societies and a good deal of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharmic Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Dharmic Religions - Birth And History
See Also: History of Early Hinduism, Vedic civilization The earliest ancestor of Dharmic religions was the Vedic religion of the ancient ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mysticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mysticism - On The Difficulty Of Defining Mysticism
Readers frequently encounter seemingly open-ended statements among studies of mysticism, throughout its history, for example in Taoist th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - Sufi Concepts
Sufism - Lataif-e-sitta The Six Subtleties. Drawing from Qur'anic verses, virtually all Sufis distinguish Lataif-e-Sitta (The Six Subtl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - Sufi Practices
Sufism - Muraqaba. Main article: Muraqaba Muraqaba is the word used by many Sufis when referring to the practice of meditation. The A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - Basic Beliefs
The central concept in Sufism is love. Dervishes—the name given to initiates of sufi orders—believe that love is a projection of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - Influences
A number of scholars perceive influences on Sufism from pre-Islamic and non-Islamic sources and schools of mysticism and philosophy. From...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - Etymology
A few etymologies for the word Sufi have been suggested. The first etymological theory states that the root word of Sufi is the Arabic wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharma: Encyclopedia Ii - Dharma - In Buddhism
In East Asia, the word for Dharma is 法, pronounced fǎ in Mandarin and hō in Japanese. Dharma - The teachings of the Buddha. For pra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - Orders Of Sufism
Sufism - Traditional orders. The traditional Sufi orders all emphasize the role of Sufism within Islam. Therefore the Sharia (tradional...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharma: Encyclopedia Ii - Dharma - In Jainism
Dharma is natural. Jain Acharya Samantabhadra writes: "Vatthu sahavo dhammo" the dharma is the nature of an object. It is the nature of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharma: Encyclopedia Ii - Dharma - Dharma In Hinduism
Within Indian philosophy "dharma" also means "property" and "dharmin" means "property-bearer". In a Sanskrit sentence like "zabdo 'nityaH...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mysticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mysticism - Mysticism And Syncretism
Mystics of different traditions report similar experiences of a world usually outside conventional perception, although not all forms of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sufism - Traditional Islamic Schools Of Thought And Sufism
Islam traditionally consists of a number of madhhabs (i.e of Sunni, Shi'a and of their subdivisions). Sufis do not define Sufism as a mad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mysticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mysticism - Subjectivity And Mysticism
Theistic, pantheistic, and panentheistic classical pantheist/cosmotheist metaphysical systems most often understand mystical experience a...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Iii - E
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages III - E . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article