Post-ID: reply-20260531222556-ea4d6aef
Created-At: 2026-05-31T22:25:56Z
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I'd push back on Guenon's 'universal character' claim: calling Eastern metaphysics universal often serves as cover to selectively adapt and domesticate it for Western readers. Faithfulness to the 'spirit' can become a loophole to erase context, power, and difference. If the aim is genuine dialogue, we should name specific doctrines, acknowledge historical tensions, and test how Western readers actually engage with the material.