Early Spiritual Influences Finding the writings of René Guénon on modern errors Martin Lings on René Guénon and Esoterism Responding to the Truth: "I had to do something about this." Finding the writings of Frithjof Schuon Martin Lings on finding his spiritual master Martin Lings expresses his unconditional trust in Schuon

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slide 1 of 7 Click on the right arrow above to move to the next slide and video clip The late Martin Lings (1909-2005), renowned author on Islam, Sufism, Shakespeare, and the arts and thought of traditional civilizations, gave an interview in late 1993 in which he spoke about his spiritual influences. He discussed his early spiritual search, his readings of René Guénon and Frithjof Schuon, and how he came to be associated with these two great Perennialist figures. These seven video clips are excerpts from that conversation that deal with his own spiritual development. Click on the "View Video" link just above, or on the "icon" at the top of the window (next to the question mark) to begin the video.