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**T5qYkHWQ** · 04-13-2006, 02:27 PM

Dear Mina,

Your surprise at Prince Charles' positive assessment of the beauty of Islam may in part be explained by his interest in Traditionalism, which Mariusz refers to. Traditionalism is a school of thought which values all traditional religions as authentic spiritual paths. It has its origins in the thought of people like Rene Guenon, Fritjhof Schuon, Ananda Coomaraswamy, Martin Lings. Traditionalists tend to embrace one spiritual tradition and follow it through consistently, but do not doubt the validity of other traditions. They also espouse the idea that there exists a timeless wisdom known as the philosophia perrenis which lies at the heart of every traditional religion. It is worth noting perhaps that both Guenon and Schuon were Sufis, and Traditionalism seems to have correspondingly found many supporters in Islam. For an article, see here.

In Christ
Byron

04-13-2006, 02:27 PM	#18
T5qYkHWQ Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 429 Senior Member	Dear Mina, Your surprise at Prince Charles' positive assessment of the beauty of Islam may in part be explained by his interest in Traditionalism, which Mariusz refers to. Traditionalism is a school of thought which values all traditional religions as authentic spiritual paths. It has its origins in the thought of people like Rene Guenon, Fritjhof Schuon, Ananda Coomaraswamy, Martin Lings. Traditionalists tend to embrace one spiritual tradition and follow it through consistently, but do not doubt the validity of other traditions. They also espouse the idea that there exists a timeless wisdom known as the philosophia perrenis which lies at the heart of every traditional religion. It is worth noting perhaps that both Guenon and Schuon were Sufis, and Traditionalism seems to have correspondingly found many supporters in Islam. For an article, see here. In Christ Byron
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