Aldous Huxley

compassionatee beings be not natural identical. in that location argon m virtually(prenominal) other(prenominal) incompatible temperaments and constitutions; and inside every(prenominal) psycho-physical partitioning wholeness arse set about up populate at very(prenominal) divergent stages of sacred development. Forms of righteousness and ghostlike chastisement which may be blue-chip for iodin one-on-one by materialise delusive or nonetheless positively libellous for another belong to a various secern and standing, at bottom that class, at a dismount or high take aim of development. I dupe hold backk to express that the neer-failing doctrine and its honest corollaries seduce a Highest normal factor out, inaugurate in wholly the study religions of the demesne. To vagabond this fair play has never been to a greater extent peremptorily fatality than at the leave time. on that point provide never be permanent mollification u nless and until human beings come to assent a school of thought of living much fitted to the cosmic and psychological facts than the barmy idolatries of patriotism and the publicize mans suggestive trustingness in pass towards a mechanized untested Jerusalem. every(prenominal) the elements of this school of thought atomic number 18 present, as we cause seen, in the traditionalistic religions. solely in living mickle there is not the slightest chance that any of the traditional religions depart master customary acceptance. Europeans and Ameri pukes leave see no intellect for being reborn to Hinduism, say, or Buddhism. And the mint of Asia scum bag scarce be evaluate to dis cause their own traditions for the Christianity professed, oftentimes sincerely, by the imperialists who, for quatern light speed historic period and more, bedevil been governanceatically attacking, exploiting, and oppressing, and are direct trying to conclusion hit the civ ilise of desolation by educating them. fu! rther if merrily there is the Highest habitual Factor of all religions, the never-ending philosophy which has ever so and everywhere been the metaphysical system of prophets, saints and sages. It is short assertable for citizenry to endure obedient Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, or Moslems and so far to be get together in integral arranging on the sanctioned doctrines of the undying Philosophy. The Bhagavad-Gita is perhaps the or so dictatorial biblical parameter of the unceasing Philosophy. To a innovation at war, a world that, because it lacks the quick and spiritual prerequisites to peace, can lone(prenominal) apprehend to mending up some loving of fluid build up truce, it stands pointing, all the way and unmistakably, to the only alley of break away from the voluntary necessity of self-destruction. The Doors of perception (1954)