Frithjof Schuon Archive

Eckhart: a mortal sin thou shouldst not regret,If thou canst now rejoice in the Grace of God. —Here the Master speaks of Providence,Not of sin as such.May the Lord,Who foresees everything, weave our destinyTill the moment of Grace and all sin is forgiven.

God is the Weaver. Horizontal is the threadOf necessary destiny; vertical the thread of graces —Of the freedom that pierces destiny’s tyranny;God rules, but does not bind His Love.

Existence, such as it must be, is mathematics;Within it Mercy, which may be, is music.If thou feelest at ease in the bonds of Truth,Then God will also grant thee His grace.

Certainly man should think logically,But above all he should think realistically!When he sees things as they really are,He can apply the laws of thought.For a conclusion can only be rightIf the point of departure is just and pure;And so it is with man’s soul, which...