Frithjof Schuon Archive

I spoke of pure, but empty Being —Being also is fullness, in a special sense.It is not a quantity that one can measure,It is a Unity, like sunshine —The luminous, radiant garland of the love of God.

Out of an evil something good must come —Why? Because experience makes wise;Because thou must overcome thy anger,Not merely with thine own, but with God’s strength —This is self-evident. So be ready for the Lord —Out of obedience serenity will shine.

Wisdom requires that we sometimes speak harshly;The customer cannot drink, if he does not pay.There is a good that falls from Heaven —There is another — but for a high price.

If thou art with God, thou actually artWith everything that is lovable on earth.But if thou art in the world, and only in it,Thy heart is going in the wrong direction.