Insights Into Islamic Esoterism And Taoism by René Guénon
A comparative, metaphysical study that examines the inner principles and practices of Islamic esotericism and Taoism, arguing that both traditions preserve an essential, supra‑religious doctrine accessible through initiation and symbolic transmission; it contrasts exoteric forms with inner paths (such as Sufi methods of remembrance and transmission and Taoist internal alchemical practices), explains their cosmological and metaphysical doctrines and correspondences, and critiques modern rationalism and secularism for obscuring the perennial truths these traditional systems safeguard while emphasizing the experiential, transformative aim of returning to an original spiritual Principle.
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