Frithjof Schuon Archive

Formerly it was thought that one and one are two —Today people think this is far too simple.They take seriously only what is neither straight nor crooked;But towards the True, they remain silent.The Essential is always clear and sharp,And satisfies the fundamental...

Prophets, saints, and sages: The prophet brings a form of faith — a religion;The saint lives it; the sage opens A luminous realm of Pure SpiritBeyond form. Prophets are also wise men,Yet about the highest Truth they speak softly;To the sage, holiness bestows light.God...

Man can be intelligent or not; with thisComes a third element: the windOf the soul’s delusion. Intelligent or stupid,Man becomes deaf and blind through the poison of error.Beware, O friend of God, of psychoses —Be faithful to the Lord. “Patience brings roses.”

Back-biting is an evil thing;To defend the bad, because one considersThis to be a work of virtue, is just as ugly;Only veracity is indispensable.Errors — which poison — must be recognized;Otherwise one can no longer distinguish good from evil.