Against all forms of resentment and social competition, every person should acknowledge and love his station in life, which best corresponds to his own nature, thus ackowledging the limits within which he can develop his potential; and should give an organic sense to his life and achieve its perfection, since an artisan who perfectly fulfills his function is certainly superior to a king who does not live up to his dignity.
- Julius Evola (Men Among The Ruins, p.171)
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- October 23rd, 2011
The following titles added to Virtual Library: By Julius Evola 'The Yoga of Power', 'Introduction to Magic' (with the UR Group), 'The Hermetic Tradition', 'Ride the Tiger', 'Meditation on the Peaks'; by Martin Lings Collected Poems, 'What Is Sufism?' - October 23rd, 2011
'The Yoga of Power' by Julius Evola and 'Shakespeare in the Light of Sacred Art' by Martin Lings added to Virtual Library - July 22nd, 2011
'Revolt Against the Modern World' and 'The Mystery of the Grail' by Julius Evola added to Virtual Library - May 12th, 2011
'The Fundamental Principles of the Universe and the Origin of Physical Laws' by Attila Grandpierre added
- October 23rd, 2011
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Recent articles
- The Fundamental Principles of the Universe and the Origin of Physical Laws by Attila Grandpierre
- Knowledge of the Symbol by Pietro Negri
- Aristocracy And The Meaning Of Class Rule
- Sherds of Physis Shattered by Dr. Andreas Wolfsson
- Symbols And The Interpretation of Symbols: Two articles by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
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Meditation On The Doctrine Of The Four Ages
Regarding the Early Buddhism texts, which J. Evola refers to in his “Doctrine of Awakening,” there is a passage in the beginning of the MAHÂ-PARINIBBÂNA-SUTTANTA, which clearly indicates the concept of “The Doctrine of the Four Ages”, described by J. Evola in his book “Revolt against the Modern World;” i.e. a spiritual degeneration has occurred. All Ancient traditions speak about this concept in one way or the other. [...]
As I said in the beginning it is obvious that this is a valuable clue to understanding that the further away from the original core of the Buddhistic doctrine we get with wrong translations or wrong interpretations, the more degenerated, corrupt and false the doctrine will become. If we move away from the core of the early written texts just one inch, then we are on the way downwards. This would suggest that, for instance, the Buddhism of today is not in “concord” with the very words of Buddha; it has become degenerated and corrupt and not better, improved versions, as Science would want you to think.