The Perennial Tradition

per·en·ni·al

pəˈrenēəl/

adjective

1. 1. 

   lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring.

   
   

   "his perennial distrust of the media"

   
   

   synonyms:

   abiding, enduring, lasting, everlasting, perpetual, eternal, continuing, unending, unceasing, never-ending, endless, undying, ceaseless, persisting, permanent, constant, continual, unfailing, unchanging, never-changing "the perennial fascination with crime"

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noun

1. 1. 

   a perennial plant.

   
   

   
   

   The Perennial Tradition
   

   
   

   is the recognition of appearances

   appearances of the street corner

   the mountains and the fields

   and the far-flung galaxies..

   the recognition of appearances

   as appearances..not as solid objects 

   or more subtle objects

   existing in their apartness..

   the recognition is the 

   awakening of awareness..available

   now and always to all..

   the recognition is perennial

   and has founded religions

   and sciences and other knowings

   but has been veiled by the insistence

   of other than appearance...