This paper argues for a ‘perennial phenomenology’ (or ‘soft’ perennialism) varying from the traditionalist notion of a ‘perennial philosophy.’ Perennial phenomenology offers a more nuanced form of perennialism that focuses on spiritual/mystical experiences rather than the teachings and beliefs of different religions. While teachings and beliefs vary greatly, the mystical experiences associated with different mystical traditions have striking commonalities. I suggest four experiential aspects that support a perennial phenomenology. These aspects also necessitate a reconsideration of the debate between perennialism and constructivism. Significantly, these experiential elements are present when mystical experiences occur outside the context of spiritual traditions, to people who know little or nothing about spirituality and consider themselves non-religious. Treating mystical experiences exclusively in the context or religion and spiritual traditions has been a major failing in debates between constructivists (or contextualists) and perennialists. There is a common landscape of mystical experience that precedes interpretation and conceptualization by spiritual traditions. This paper contributes to a reopening of discussion about perennialism that has been underway in recent years.

本文主张“常年现象学”（或“软”常年主义），不同于传统主义的“常年哲学”概念。常年现象学提供了一种更细致的常年主义形式，重点关注精神/神秘体验，而不是不同宗教的教义和信仰。虽然教义和信仰差异很大，但与不同神秘传统相关的神秘体验却有着惊人的共性。我提出了四个支持常年现象学的经验方面的建议。这些方面也需要重新考虑常年主义和建构主义之间的争论。值得注意的是，当神秘体验发生在精神传统背景之外时，对于那些对灵性知之甚少或一无所知并认为自己无宗教信仰的人来说，这些体验元素就存在。仅在宗教和精神传统的背景下对待神秘体验一直是建构主义者（或语境主义者）和常年主义者之间辩论的主要失败。在精神传统的解释和概念化之前，存在着一种常见的神秘体验景观。本文有助于重新开启近年来一直在进行的关于多年生论的讨论。