Frithjof Schuon Archive

First: the Supreme Reality is Âtmâ;It has degrees — for Mâyâ is infinite.Next: only one thing has meaning — God-remembrance;Therefore it should guide all thy steps.Thirdly: there is no better good here-belowThan God’s presence — peace of heart.Thou canst realize...

Enlightenment often occurs in darkness —Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vitaMi ritrovai per una selva oscura —The night of the soul opens the path for thee.Ma già volgeva il mio disio e’l velleSì come rota ch’igualmente è mossa —L’amor che muove il sole e l’altre...

Beauté oblige — this means, in other words:If thou, O woman, art beautiful, thou must deserve it;Beauty belongs not to thee — thou shouldst haveNo such pretension in the face of God.If God has lent thee such a grace,Thou must draw from it the consequences —In thy...

That which awakens the presence of God,The Supreme Name, is like a raimentWith which God covers His true Being.Or it is deepest silence,Extending from the heart to the Lord —Existence keeps silent, only the One Will speaks.