https://blog.georgefabish.com/tags/hinduism/ Recent content in Hinduism on George's Blog Hugo en-US Tue, 03 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.georgefabish.com/reviews/the-secret-oral-teachings-in-tibetan-buddhist-sects/ Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:32:44 -0500 https://blog.georgefabish.com/reviews/the-secret-oral-teachings-in-tibetan-buddhist-sects/ <p>This book was fairly interesting if somewhat opaque to me due to my ignorance around Buddhism. There were some interesting ideas put forth in the book, I really liked the following quote</p> <p>The traveler who finds his road blocked by a river will use a raft to reach the opposite shore, but, his shore once reached, he will not carry the raft on his shoulders while continuing his journey. He will abandon it as something which has become useless.</p> https://blog.georgefabish.com/reviews/the-perennial-philosophy/ Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:32:25 -0500 https://blog.georgefabish.com/reviews/the-perennial-philosophy/ <p>The Perennial Philosophy was Aldous Huxley&rsquo;s attempt to unify the major world religions. The premise of the book is that they are all talking about the same thing and the differences are illusory. He relies heavily on mystics from some of the main traditions (Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and Zen). It is clear that Huxley has done an immense amount of research into all these traditions and is able to pull out some fascinating quotes from each. Here are some interesting thoughts:</p>