that the true religions of past 7k are just perennial
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Replying to @fides_et_cancri @Aristokles11235
"Perennial" is just a word. If you prefer "eternal" that's fine.
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Replying to @IdiotCubed @Aristokles11235
@jaredtswift in this context its also a world-historical force1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
the reason its important is jared and co see a claim on specificity
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if its just the eternal truth thats better since goals can be set and met.
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Not sure what makes
@380kmh think India is particularly Perennialist....2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
was referencing Huxley's writing on the topic, inspired by Baghavad Gita...
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...and the general fascination with "Eastern Religion" esp Hindu among perennial types
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The Vedas simply contain one of the earliest written instantiations of Perennial ideas.
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Replying to @IdiotCubed @380kmh and
Human awareness of eternal Truth goes back probably to the dawn of humanity itself.
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certainly, and human ignorance of it goes back almost as far
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Ignorance of it, anyway. I'd argue without it we were pre-human.
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