by cutsinger | Jul 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
This post is part of a series, beginning here. “I’m puzzled by the emphasis placed on exoteric, collective religion by the Traditionalist authors. Is formal membership in an exoteric tradition really necessary for all men? Didn’t the Vedic rishis,...
by cutsinger | Jul 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
This post is part of a series, beginning here. “I wish to ask why certain traditions are restricted, according to Traditionalist authors. Just for example, let’s say I read the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and the Tantric...
by cutsinger | Jul 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
The questions you raise appear to be “in the air” at the moment, prompted in part by this recent post of mine. I’ve had two other inquiries besides your own in just the last week or so on more or less the same subjects: why Guénon, Schuon, and...
by cutsinger | Jun 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
You ask what I think is the most “interesting” or “unusual” Orthodox icon. Singling out just one holy image is a trifle absurd, as I’m sure you realize! But if you pressed me on the subject, I might direct your attention to an icon called...
by cutsinger | Jun 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’m pleased to announce that Splendor of the True: A Frithjof Schuon Reader has at last been published. As I noted in a post on this weblog when I submitted the manuscript to SUNY Press back in February 2012, the book was already several years in the making at...
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