Frithjof Schuon Archive

Patience brings báraka, the Arabs say —This means a blessing that radiates from the Most High;The one who is resigned, for God, through all the painsOf life, has paid many a debt.

It may be asked whether the elect in HeavenAre clad in raiment, or are naked:Both must be true, for beatitudeMust include everything that has a meaning.Ask not “where” or “why” —Every truth has the right to have its symbol.

Full of trust thou shouldst walk through life —May the angels’ protection accompany thee.Bear with patience the blows of destiny —What counts is one thing alone: love of God.

If thou sayest thy prayer with the right intention,It is indifferent what evil spirits murmur —If thou art linked to God, they cannotDarken thy soul or thy day;The Lord will turn thy mind to what is best.Say: God — and this is certainly not difficult —And the hands of...