Category: philosophical counseling
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‘Westerners Have Very Little Natural Aptitude For Metaphysics’
In 1921, the traditionalist Rene Guenon began to set forth his understanding of perennial philosophy. Introduction to the Study of the Hindu Doctrines, his first book, offers more than an introduction to a study of some doctrine or other; it, in fact, combines a rich contemplation on metaphysics with a strident, unwavering critique of the…
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The Huatou Practice And The Warrior Ethos
What Is The Huatou? 1. The huatou takes all existential questions and condenses them down to one essential existential question. 2. That essential question is: “Who am I?” or “What is Reality?” 3. Finally, it takes the essential question and compresses it, at best, into a single character. Like: “Who?” or “Wu?” or “What?” Huatou…
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The Hero’s Journey As An Account Of Maya
Dear D, Charitably, we can regard the hero’s journey from a number of different, and quite valid, points of view. There’s no problem with this. Maybe it’s a myth of Growing Up (in Wilber’s sense); maybe one of Cleaning Up or Growing Up. Earlier today, I offered one such interpretation, which seems straightforward. It is…
Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 