Frithjof Schuon Archive

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...

Earth, Heaven, and hell; purgatory,And transmigration. Do not rackYour brain over these.The good go to Heaven and the wicked go to hell.You would like to know what no eye can see;God knows best what will happen with you —What lies in the destiny of creatures,In...

The sage can understand what happens,Not only because he is informed of the facts,But also thanks to his insight into the nature of things,Which pierces the wall of appearances.For all things have their radiation,And all kinds of criteria tell usHow things really are;...

The prayer-wheels of the Himalayas —It is not meaningless thus to turn one’s prayers,Nor to paint the Mani on stones,Nor to have flags that flutter in the wind —“May all beings be happy.”Thus spake Shakya-Muni. — Let the soulRadiate all its power of benediction,So...