Frithjof Schuon Archive

In the past, I considered eating almost a sin.An elder taught me: absolutely not —With everything given by God, thou canstSecretly perform ejaculatory prayer.What is written in natureIs the work of God — and is a prayer in itself.Everything given thee by the Hand of...

One is not in this world for oneself, but for God.Certainly we have the right to be human;But do not forget that manHas but one deep meaning: God alone.For the human state is a path, not a soft cushion —So let us do the duty imposed on us by God.

Nobility and depth are needed if we are to understandThat woman’s beauty is a messageThat gilds all other earthly things —It is Heaven kissing the earth.It is not as a poet that I wish to praise woman —What compels me to do so is grace from Above.

I dreamt I had a visit from Dante,And someone said to me: do not tire him —He is already several hundred years old;I said: in the primordial power of the CommediaLies immortality — and God’s Peace.Never has earth sung anything more noble —Time passes; but the song...