The Transcendent Unity of Religions The Infallibility of the Pure Intellect The purpose of dogmatic religion Metaphysical truth penetrates our whole being What every human being needs spiritually The essence of spiritual practice The importance of morals or virtue in the spiritual life Intellectual intuition and human potential Faith and intellectual intuition

slide 7 of 9 This is taken from a transcript of a 1995 interview with the eminent Perennialist thinker and writer Frithjof Schuon (1907-1998). Question: And what about morals? Frithjof Schuon: This is, after truth and spiritual practice, the third dimension of spiritual life. On the one hand, morals mean a reasonable, healthy and generous behavior; on the other hand, it means beauty of the soul, hence intrinsic nobility. Without this quality, doctrine and spiritual practice would be fruitless.