Frithjof Schuon Archive

Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita,Mi ritrovai per una selva oscura:“Midway along the path of life, I found myself in a dark forest,”As Dante said. When a trial approaches,Be not concerned — God knows the seed of the Spirit.

Prophets, like Abraham and Moses;And sages, like Plato and Shankara;Then saints — who can name them all?These are the greatest the earth has seen.

“Man proposes, God disposes” — a wise saying;Should man limit himself to being patient?He must indeed be man, what lesson should he draw?His thinking and acting, he must offer to the Most High.

Megalomania is certainly a vice;But paranoia is the cry of the evil one;A delusion of grandeur is sometimes mere play —Destructive madness is always satanic.Protect thyself from both: do not overestimate thyself,Remain far from blind passion;For thy soul should stand...