ial ▁religion ▁( rel ig io ▁per ennis ) ▁that ▁lives ▁within ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁all ▁intr ins ically ▁orth odox ▁relig ions ." ▁The ▁Trad itional ist ▁School ▁disc ern s ▁a ▁trans c endent ▁and ▁an ▁im man ent ▁dimension , ▁namely ▁the ▁disc ern ment ▁of ▁the ▁Real ▁or ▁Ab solute , ▁c . q . ▁that ▁which ▁is ▁permanent ; ▁and ▁the ▁intent ional ▁" m yst ical ▁concentration ▁on ▁the ▁Real ." ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁So ares ▁de ▁A ze ved o , ▁the ▁per enn ial ist ▁philosophy ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁universal ▁truth ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁within ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁orth odox ▁religious ▁trad itions , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁their ▁religious ▁knowledge ▁and ▁doctrine . ▁Each ▁world ▁religion ▁is ▁an ▁interpretation ▁of ▁this ▁universal ▁truth , ▁adapted ▁to ▁c ater ▁for ▁the ▁psych ological , ▁intellectual , ▁and ▁social ▁needs ▁of ▁a ▁given ▁culture ▁of ▁a ▁given ▁period ▁of ▁history . ▁This ▁per enn ial ▁truth ▁has ▁been ▁redis cover ed ▁in ▁each ▁epo ch ▁by ▁myst ics ▁of ▁all ▁kinds ▁who ▁have ▁rev ived ▁already ▁existing ▁relig ions , ▁when ▁they ▁had ▁fallen ▁into ▁empty ▁plat itudes ▁and ▁h ollow ▁cer emon ial ism . ▁ ▁Sh i ple y ▁further ▁notes ▁that ▁the ▁Trad itional ist ▁School ▁is ▁orient ed ▁on ▁orth odox ▁trad itions , ▁and ▁reject s ▁modern ▁syn cret ism ▁and ▁universal ism , ▁which ▁creates ▁new ▁relig ions ▁from ▁older ▁relig ions ▁and ▁comprom ise ▁the