Frithjof Schuon Archive

Divinity; world, soul, Spirit. Domains whichAll the branches of our wisdom teach us.Firstly metaphysics, then cosmology;And then psychological experience.With Sophia blossoms the revelationOf the most Inward — so let us honor the mystical life,The Way to the True in...

“If God did not exist, one would have to invent Him” —So said a philosopher, otherwise not enlightened;For sometimes a fool speaks a true word —A fool, on whom ye have conferred the laurel of fame.What is right with this idea is that God’s BeingIs manifested not only...

Vairagyânanda is a lofty name;“The one who is blessed through equanimity of spirit” —Behold how the Highest Truth confers peace,Something the turmoil of the world never gives to the heart.The jîvan-mukta, to whom things are indifferent,Is like the swan on a...

The pious must distinguish between two kinds of sin —One is more outward, the other more inward;The first sin violates a Scriptural law;The second seeks pridefully to conquer God’s Throne.Either one violates a formal rule,Or one sins against God’s eternal Norm,The...