Frithjof Schuon Archive
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Echoes of Perennial Wisdom (hardcover-1st edition)
Comparable to a meditative stroll in a garden, this anthology of excerpts brings together relatively short, jewel-like passages from Schuon’s works both published and previously unpublished.
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Autumn Leaves & The Ring-Greatness
Greatness is not of the world,It lies in God-remembrance.Merit does not grow in thy field,Let God bestow grace on thee.Dwell in stillness in the house of thy heart,Apart from the crowd of many;What profits thee the world’s applause,If God does not approve thee?It is...
Autumn Leaves & The Ring-The Aged
In old age — someone wrote —One is separated from outward things;All outward life becomes indifferent —Approaching death is all one knows.I have reached a ripe old age, yet the worldHas remained always the same world for me;So also the soul, which lives in the True...
Autumn Leaves & The Ring-Intention
Must one then, hour after hour, think only on God?A weak and ailing person cannot force this.But it is said that angels say the prayerIn their stead; and so the work can succeed.Better to die with a pure intentionThan spoil everything through empty show.Intention is...
Autumn Leaves & The Ring-Mermaids
Mermaids bewitch fishermen with songs,And pull them into the cool, green depths —Thus the worldly man follows his passions,As if called by a sweet voice.The worldly man; not the spiritual man,Who loves all things in God, and not without Him.The good in the world is...
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