Frithjof Schuon Archive

To whom belongs time, that passes so quickly?To work, it is said, and I readily believe it.And then? Blessèd the man who understands it aright:The time that is there — it belongs to the Lord;Even the time of work. Whatever thou doest —Thy heart can always repose near...

Hâfiz and Omar Khayyâm were sages —And also learned men; they drank from poetry’s tankard,Loving wine, woman, and song —In the depth of the Spirit, and midst earthly illusion.One could call “believing-unbelieving” thoseWho know God’s Light beyond form.

One is often obliged to tire oneself with worldly things —Be not afraid, for they will evaporate by themselves;For God’s Presence is always there —So let it work in favor of the Spirit.The law of life is the equilibriumBetween values, between “no” and “yes”—Without...

Why should man change as he becomes older?For God remains God; the earth remains the same —And so does man. What means the passage of time,If we strive toward the kingdom of Heaven?Old age — it is what life has taught us;Blessèd the man who has honored the gifts of...