Frithjof Schuon Archive

Certitude of salvation requires the best act of the heart,Accompanied by nobility of soul:Humility and generosity. Blessèd the manTo whom God has given the grace of virtue.Certitude of the Lord is unconditional;Certitude of salvation is a conditional star.

Serene “no,” and holy “yes”:“No” to doubt, supposition, and verbosity;“Yes” to God’s truth and presence —To the liberating awakening of thy soul.

In society, whether he wishes to or not,Man must have the courage sometimes to say no —Without fearing what others think;One cannot always please others.Among people, one must stand upright —Many an annoyance will be swept away by the wind.

There are three miracles on this grain of sand that is the earth:Consciousness, then reason, then Intellect —Wisdom and holiness. And may God grantThat our heart be the seat of the True.