Frithjof Schuon Archive

Everything that God made is a miracle;And other miracles are woven into it,Transcending the Law, but not Pure Being —Existence is a never-ending stream from above.Thou canst see God’s Might in creation —But His Might does not cease with the Initial Act.

Ask not why thou art here in the world,Why God put thee in this place;Thou art an instrument used by the Lord,Into which He breathes His Holy Will.God brings into the world that which must be —Thou, O man, canst not be a mere accident.

Man is a thinking, inward being;And also a being who acts; behold the world.The Lord placed man before Himself, the Real, the Most High,And then placed him in the vale of creation.So think upon the Most High, the True Being,And act in the sense of the True alone.

God gave us reason and sentiment —In the depths of our heart dwells the pure Spirit.There is nothing in the wondrous structure of manThat does not of itself praise the Most High.Reason was given thee by the CreatorIn order that thou mayst live in the Real;Beauty and...