Note on the Plan

 Guénon, René, and Marco Pallis. Introduction to the Study of the Hindu Doctrines. Luzac & Co., London, 1945, p.81.

“This very brief survey will make it plain why in the East there cannot exist anything comparable with the Western nations; the reason is that the appearance of nations within a civilization is undoubtedly the sign of a partial dissolution due to the loss of the element which constitutes its basic unity.”

Interpretation:

Hindu religion is not a top down structure like nationalism. It is a lived experience shared by individuals who are able to reflect the essence of their experience in their lives. If I were to interpret anything into Leo Strauss’ last publication, Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy, it would be this dichotomy between philosophy and religion, on the one hand, and politics and morality, on the other, interpreted Semeiotically.