http://www.spiritualcritiques.com Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:18:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.spiritualcritiques.com/popular-spiritual-ideas/many-paths-up-to-mountaintop/comment-page-1/#comment-5564 CHRISTOPHER Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:40:18 +0000 http://www.spiritualcritiques.com/?page_id=181#comment-5564 I highly recommend the writings of the Traditionalists on this matter. It's leading exponents are Rene Guenon, Frithjof Schuon, and Ananda Coomaraswamy. They have been citicized from all sides as being too new agey, too traditionally religious, and too ethereal by materialists. Interesting position. I highly recommend the writings of the Traditionalists on this matter. It’s leading exponents are Rene Guenon, Frithjof Schuon, and Ananda Coomaraswamy. They have been citicized from all sides as being too new agey, too traditionally religious, and too ethereal by materialists. Interesting position.

]]> http://www.spiritualcritiques.com/popular-spiritual-ideas/many-paths-up-to-mountaintop/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Holly Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:32:38 +0000 http://www.spiritualcritiques.com/?page_id=181#comment-105 Does it matter if there are many different mountains to climb? Don't things change all the time? We take a step and everything looks different. A year later and we see things from a different perspective. We stand here and see a different view from others over there. Are you confusing judgement with critical thought? It doesn't preclude critical thought, understanding is what matters, critical analyses. You assume a dumbing down, because there are many different layers, not a simple picture and you have judged some of them to be too shallow for you. fine, you have a different view, let's hope there is a place for you too. Many different layers reflects the many different stages we are at in our development. Many different places to be. It matters that we listen within, and without, because it is all we have left to trust now, in this world of layered illusions? Who is to say it will bring us happiness - isn't that rather a presumption? But it will keep us on the track and now you have learnt more things from the experience, you can make a different choice now you have learnt what you needed to learn, not arrogance, unless done with an assumption of superiority, just the best you can do in the limited circumstances. Perhpas it is the climb that matters and by looking after our own spirituality, we are looking after everyone - I make a better parent when I am healthy and strong. Who am I to say what is right or wrong for others - or to try to fix society and the outer world. I can say what I believe and that is enough, I will not enflict it on others in the name of social responsibility. I wonder too if there is a confusion here between self and ego? Very different and very often confused. Does it matter if there are many different mountains to climb? Don’t things change all the time? We take a step and everything looks different. A year later and we see things from a different perspective. We stand here and see a different view from others over there. Are you confusing judgement with critical thought? It doesn’t preclude critical thought, understanding is what matters, critical analyses. You assume a dumbing down, because there are many different layers, not a simple picture and you have judged some of them to be too shallow for you. fine, you have a different view, let’s hope there is a place for you too. Many different layers reflects the many different stages we are at in our development. Many different places to be. It matters that we listen within, and without, because it is all we have left to trust now, in this world of layered illusions? Who is to say it will bring us happiness – isn’t that rather a presumption? But it will keep us on the track and now you have learnt more things from the experience, you can make a different choice now you have learnt what you needed to learn, not arrogance, unless done with an assumption of superiority, just the best you can do in the limited circumstances. Perhpas it is the climb that matters and by looking after our own spirituality, we are looking after everyone – I make a better parent when I am healthy and strong. Who am I to say what is right or wrong for others – or to try to fix society and the outer world. I can say what I believe and that is enough, I will not enflict it on others in the name of social responsibility. I wonder too if there is a confusion here between self and ego? Very different and very often confused.

]]> http://www.spiritualcritiques.com/popular-spiritual-ideas/many-paths-up-to-mountaintop/comment-page-1/#comment-20 John Foster Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:39:18 +0000 http://www.spiritualcritiques.com/?page_id=181#comment-20 I tend to move back and forth between your views and your views 35 years ago. I tend to move back and forth between your views and your views 35 years ago.

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