Frithjof Schuon Archive

A man of God in Spain saw the Blessed Virgin naked —One could read of this only after his death.This God-given vision of the highest, purest BeautyWas the greatest day of his life.They wish to canonize him. What he sawWas the luminous archetype, the very heart of...

Which is more vain: earthly things,Or the people who overestimate them —Who let themselves be lost in the snare of illusion,And drive each other into the void?Say not that I am an obdurate pessimist;I merely see the world as it is —But on the other hand, I see in it...

It is said, out there in the world, thatThou shouldst be useful to thy neighbor;So tell him that he shouldAlways lean on the Most High.

Outside by the gate —Why weepest thou? Dost thou not knowThat God gives consolationTo him whose heart is breaking?The consolation is not lost —Ever remember this —With it thou art born;It belongs to thee eternally.