Frithjof Schuon Archive

I always like to return to Shankara,For he is the deep happiness of my existence;Brahma satyam — I cannot say anything better.May God help me to carry life’s burden.

Besides resignation and trustThere is also dispassion — did not Solomon say“All is vanity”? See how the noise of the worldIs shattered against the wall of a wise heart.Vairâgya — the peace of soul of the Vedântî;Shankarâchârya’s peace — shânti,...

Consider the church and the multitude of saints —Admire them, but be circumspect:The church also needed, nolens volens, Plato and Aristotle, the heathens.Religio and sophia — be just,And understand that humanity lives from both.

Truth and music. Truth bespeaks the Absolute,Music bespeaks the Infinite —It is a song of praise which,From deep within the heart, ascends to the Most High.