Frithjof Schuon Archive

On the one hand, you stand alone before God;Alone, but beneath the star of His Blessing.On the other hand: a God-filled human beingStands great before you, illumined by the Lord.A heavenly or earthly being: a placeOf divine Presence, a lofty Word.You wish to turn with...

Dream-veil world — thou hast almost broken my heart;In thee are wisdom, folly, joy, and grief —Or sometimes nothing. What good is idle wondering?Each one must bear the burden of this life.Burden — happiness. Cast off all grief —The first blessing is the last word;The...

The Lord, my Shepherd — think of Him,So that He, the Highest, may think of theeAnd give thee light and succor —He who said: I am that I am.Things are yesterday and tomorrow, far and near —God and the faithful heart are always here.

Mohammed: when one utters this name,One adds: Allah’s Blessing and PeaceBe upon him. Vertical is the ray of Blessing,And horizontal is the sunlit shore of Peace.Combat too is in the Prophet, Holy War,Outward and inward, and the victory of Light.All this describes the...