Frithjof Schuon Archive
Featured Books
Form und Gehalt in den Religionen (e-Book)
This book is first and foremost about the metaphysical necessity of the diversity of religions and their concrete manifestations.
Featured Poems
Adastra and Stella Maris: Poems by Frithjof Schuon-Certitude
O beata solitudo, A saint once said. O beata certitudo,Say I, when doubters moan.Truth and certitude— the twoHold each other in close embrace; Thy soul will ever feel secureWhen the Truth pervades it.Only Truth can give us Peace —Everyone seeks to be happy; Only Peace...
Adastra and Stella Maris: Poems by Frithjof Schuon-Sewing
Thou mayest tell thyself: if I were naught,I would be content therewith. Remember, fool,Existence is what wills to be. Incline thine earUnto the inner Self; it wishes to shine here below.Perhaps existence is a rough fabric —But Mâyâ sews with golden thread.No matter...
Adastra and Stella Maris: Poems by Frithjof Schuon-The Ray
A dream-web in a thousand webs of dreams,With joy comes grief; and death overcomes life —The world-wheel turns without beginning, without aim,As the mystery of Being wills.And yet there is a power that, within this play, can win:It is the ray come from Above, and from...
Adastra and Stella Maris: Poems by Frithjof Schuon-Truthfulness
Satyân nâsti paro dharmah:Nothing can surpass the Truth —No law, no right, and no desire;Without Truth, nothing should be done.And this holds good for thee as well;Truth far transcends thine ego.Put thyself on the side of TruthAnd break the spirit of the false.Ego and...
Featured Articles
Frithjof Schuon: A Sage for the Times
This is the first chapter of the 2010 book Frithjof Schuon and the Perennial Philosophy, by Harry Oldmeadow. The chapter gives a biographical overview of Schuon’s life. Besides a chronology of dates, Oldmeadow delves into important aspects of Schuon’s development as a metaphysician, artist and poet, who would become so closely identified with the school of thought called the Perennial Philosophy.