Frithjof Schuon Archive

To live means to take many burdens upon oneself But only for a time — a consolation is always there:There is the Most High, the Immovable —Even when happiness seems far from you, God is near!This is the argument, the absolute argument,That always lies in your hand. Be...

Pettiness is part of life — it shamesThe soul that loves truth, greatness, beauty.There is no bridge from the petty to the great,Which alone gives life its meaning.Thou canst not philosophize awayThe noise that is unworthy of life.Truth’s greatness makes existence...

That we take pleasure in little earthly thingsDoes not have as consequence that we rejoice in the Spirit;On the other hand, when we are happy in the Spirit,This means that God may grant us other joys,And more besides. The Most High does not bargain,But readily gives...

When something — good or bad — is of importance,It has an emanation that proclaims it;If not, then it has no importance —And nothing to do with fundamental questions.Where there is a cause, there must also be an effect,Be this great or small;It is said that we should...