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Reason, A Barrier or A Bridge… M. Dehghani Firouzabadi and M. Islami / (107
the Perennial Philosophy, middle which is the focal
there is infinity within, and point of mind and matter in
it is closely connected with human psychology. The lower
the “infinity beyond”. gate belongs to “strictly
Huxley believes that in order practical teachers”. The upper
to attain the divine reality, gate is devoted to “born
human beings need to choose philosophers and theologians”.
certain conditions to fulfill Finally, the middle gate
“making themselves loving, belongs to the promoters of
pure in heart and poor in what has been called “spiritual
spirit”. (Huxley, 1945: 2) religion, the devout contemplatives
He claims that only a few of India, the Sufis of Islam,
people can attain this state. the Catholic mystics of the
Those who have achieved later Middle Ages”. (Ibid: 7)
these states of affairs, Huxley decides to choose
grasped the universal reality the middle gate and states that:
and understood the enlightened It is through this
ones. These people are generally central door, and just
named as saint, prophet, or because it is central,
sage”. (Ibid: 3) that we shall make
According to Huxley, to our entry into the
study perennial philosophy, subject matter of this
we can start from the bottom book…. Starting from
which is the gate of practice this mid-point of
and morality, or the top doctrine, it is easy for
which is the consideration of the mind to move in either
metaphysical truth or in the direction. (Ibid: 7)
