Frithjof Schuon Archive

If thou wouldst live in the perfume of spiritual values,Thou must surround thyself with noble things.The ugly cannot convey the Truth.Do not seek for opulence; beauty can be poor;Richness is justified in palaces and temples;Thy home is not the same.Thou must honor...

The Parsees pray before the sacred fire —For it is pure, and it gives warmth and light.The blaze increases, rushes forward, terrifying —It is not tarnished by the ashes that it leaves.Look within thyself: may the teachings of the Truth,Like purest flames, devour all...

The stormy wind, so wild and beautiful, fells treesAnd builds waves, fiercely playing with our world On land and sea; who let thee loose,O thou who devastates whatever thy hands grasp?Though Heaven’s primordial powers may be angered —Within God’s Wrath there lies deep...

Icy, pitch-dark night; planets and suns,All circle in an endless round.Chasms of cold existence, alien naught —There is no center where solace can be found.Belovèd earth, which is our home —O sign of mercy and of tender care,As if God said: remain here, where thou...