Dr. William Stoddart has written over the years several books and many articles dealing with religion, spirituality, philosophy, and the modern world. No less important, he has also kept up a constant and voluminous correspondence about these same subjects with many people from many countries. The standpoint from which Stoddart writes is that of the perennial philosophy or sophia perennis, whose main exponents in the last century were René Guénon, Ananda Coomaraswamy, Titus Burckhardt and, towering above them all, Frithjof Schuon. An idea as to what the perennial philosophy is, the reader will acquire, precisely, by reading this book. Stoddart has devoted all his life to understanding this philosophy, and to living in accordance with it. It is certainly as a result of this that, in his writings-books, essays, and letters-we find three very important characteristics: precision, simplicity, and essentiality. Precision, one has to say, because Stoddart understands. He does not write about what he does not know, or knows only partially or superficially. He is not “discussing ideas”, but expounding truths, be they concepts or facts. He knows that imprecision is contrary to Truth. Simplicity, because he writes to help others to learn, and he knows-both in principle and from experience-that simplicity is the key to learning. He knows also that Truth is simple. Essentiality, because he realizes that, to really understand religion, spirituality, and the perennial philosophy -and, on this basis, to understand the errors of the modern world- it is necessary to go to the essence of things, and not let oneself be dispersed in their multiple manifestations. He knows that it is always in the essential that we can find the true. In this book, the reader will be sure to find the same characteristics. In a precise, simple, and essential way, it will help him to remember the most important truth -those which uncover the highest, and at the same time, the deepest meaning of man- and to apply them to the many aspects of human life. Read Here