Frithjof Schuon Archive

In life, thou must often see what is ugly —Which does not mean that thou must be ugly thyself;So let things be, and go thy way —Time wil, in any case, blow away the nightmare.

Passion equals prejudice and injustice;So remember well:Playing with truth is not a joke —It is not a viaticum for eternity.

Man and his destiny — two different things.Thou see’st the man, as he stands before thee;Thou see’st his face, but not his karma —Thou see’st not how he walks into the future.Live in God, and trust in Providence —And listen to what God speaks in thy heart.

Thou shouldst not despair because of man’s foolishness;Thou must take people as they are.The fact that, despite all troubles, thou art full of hope,Does not mean that thou art blind to illusion and nonsense.Remain before the world what thou art in thy spirit;Just as...