Il regno della quantità e i segni dei tempi

This work is far from an easy read. There isn't much of a reason to read it if one intends on rushing through it. I mostly read it one chapter a day, sometimes two, and then digest. Guénon's prose is fairly typical of the French writing style and thus you must be able to tolerate long run on sentenc Leggi tutto

This is one of the profound books , written by a human , that i ever came across. I am speechless and cannot find words to describe how essential this writings to our human race and , indeed above all, to one's self. Its is usually not easy to follow Guénon specially with a translated book, and more Leggi tutto

This book has affected me too much to review it, and I'm still digesting it. Remind me to give it a proper review in a year or two.

The book that changed my life, and a recommended starter book for those interested in Guenon.

I find this book could drive some people mad if they don’t believe in anything higher than their own selves. But it has important criticism of consumerist society and modern ideals. I think this book makes us conscious how bad modernity is and how much better it would be if we could live in a tranqu Leggi tutto

بلاخره بار دوم خواندن کتاب سیطره کمیت و علائم آخرزمان رنه گنون تمام شد. سنت‌گرایی در معنای اصیل‌ش به واقع یک دین است. یک جهان‌بینی کامل که توضیح بسیاری از مشکلات نو و تشریح کیفیات سنت را بهتر از هر تلاش دیگری در خود دارد. حتی نهادهای کلاسیک ادیان به دلیل عدم برخورد نزدیک با جهان نو و به طور مشخص‌تر Leggi tutto

It was my introduction to perennial wisdom and my never ending love for perennial philosophy.

According to René Guénon, all perceivable reality is manifested between the poles of quality and quantity, which correspond to the classical distinctions between essence and substance, form and matter, and the analogous concepts indicated by the Sanskrit terms nāma and rūpa ; not to mention the “theo Leggi tutto