Frithjof Schuon Archive

To be “intellectual” is not sufficient,For noble disposition pertains to the human state;Understanding sublime doctrine is not everything —Only nobility constitutes the soul’s total worth.What I am saying is self-evident —However: prejudices should be condemned.And...

The One is Creator; the multiple is world —A teaching come from Heaven since the earliest of times.And even had it remained hidden within the Most High —It is written in the hearts of men.As God proclaimed from the mountain-top:Adonaí Elohenu, Adonaí Ehat.

When truths are presented in a mathematical way,Not they, but their tone, may weary us. One might prefer — and they merit it —To clothe them in the garment of celestial songs.Wisdom’s gaze sees the nature of things;Thou askest: of what substance is the sage?God made...

There is a painting by the artist FeuerbachWhich portrays Dante with the noble women of Ravenna,Who followed him lovingly,To gaze upon the light of his wise spirit.The nobility of the painting deserves praise,Because it moves the pious man who thinks of Dante Sì come...