/lit/ - Literature

>>13909287
>implying you wouldn't

>>12914827
It's generally thought that while in Paris he was informally initiated into an understanding of Advaita by some Hindus because out of nowhere he suddenly demonstrates a really deep understanding of it in his writings and there had not been much western writing on it then, it remains unclear whether Guenon would have considered this a formal initiation into Hinduism (probably not)
>>12914892
There is no hard rule against conversion in Hinduism, it's more that because he wasn't formally born into a caste he would have been sorta an outsider. It is possible to be adopted by a family and have their caste bestowed on you though, and various Hindu sects are known to offer initiations to westerners. I think his reasons for becoming a Muslim/Sufi aside from that its easier to access was that he wasn't interested in total renunciation and Sufism offers non-dualism that can be practiced while living in a home with a wife etc.