Why did so many major traditionalists become Muslim? Aren’t there are other ways of initiation? I don’t want to become Muslim to reach God.
>>24718108The school tends towards orientalizing drift. I respect some of its proponents but some went overboard.
>>24718137But Christianity can also be seen as an oriental tradition, right?
>>24718108just become christian orthodox bro. read seraphim rose
>>24718108Didn't schuon himself discourage his followers from becoming muslims? I heard something like that from a man who got initiated into his tariqa
>>24718149Authentic traditional Christianity has a fundamental occidental nature (it doesn’t matter whether you read the eastern or western church fathers, it becomes apparent in both). Even Pre-Christian Judaism is very foreign to the surrounding middle-eastern and Egyptian traditions. It may stem from an oriental region and was surrounded by oriental cultures, it itself is different and need To be seen as differentiated.
>>24718167What does it mean that it has a fundamentally occidental nature?
>>24718172The foundation of Christendom has three pillars. Faith stemming from ancient Israel, thought stemming from Ancient Greece and law stemming from Ancient Rome. These pillar hab built and will build every society where Christianity manifested and will manifest. This is the occident.
>>24718167Ananda Coomaraswamy said he valued the Gospels, st. Paul, Philo etc just as much as more "eastern" sources. In fact he goes on to say he considered Meister Eckhart the greatest teacher. This is in his letters
>>24718153Do not do this>>24718149Yes and no. Its complicated by history
>>24718185Thanks. I should read him i guess
>>24718185How do I get initiated through Meister Eckhart?
>>24718199Your choice of German Roman Catholics or Lutherans
