Frithjof Schuon Archive

“Ancient legends tell usOf many wondrous things,Of heroes highly praised,And of great bravery.”The Song of the Nibelungen —In the manner of the bards —Contains the powerful mythOf the setting sun.Time, in its long journey,Rushes and never stands still;The solar hero,...

The rising of the sun: God’s messenger approaches;The setting of the sun cannot disturb his victory;The sun’s orbit is God’s shining yes —After a short rest, Helios will return.

I know not who discovered the soap bubble —Neither Copernicus nor Paracelsus,Nor a philosopher brimful of ideas —It must come from the fairy-tale land of childrenAnd yet it is full of wisdom. For it showsHow a host of souls ascends to heaven,Or how graces descend upon...

One could also say: if the last dayWill be tomorrow — or, on the contrary,If thou still hast a hundred years to live:This should be the same for thee — for thou standest before God;Thou hast chosen the best, the eternal part in existence.