Frithjof Schuon Archive

In the sky above there is a doctrine:Its deep blue is peace, but also fervor;Sometimes the sky is white, and sometimes gold —At every moment it bespeaks the Sovereign Good.The sky, together with the sun and the rain,Remind thee, when God wills, of His...

Certitude — tell me: of what substance is it made?It is something absolute — but with what right?God’s Truth itself conceived it —In it, the least servant is king.Certitude is Reality become Spirit —Whoever possesses it, has gained Pure Being.

The Gaudeamus igitur —The stupidest thing I ever heard.This is what was taughtTo stupid boys at school.To celebrate is certainly all right—But one must know how; Happy the one whose levityGod pardons in his final hour.

Truth offers more than the Beautiful;But ecstasy is more than mere thinking —Not, however, more than Truth. More than TruthNeither earth nor Heaven can give.