Frithjof Schuon Archive

Brahma satyam — everything else is Mâyâ;It should be indifferent to thee what the fates weave.Brahma satyam: since this is a certainty,Your eternal life is also a certainty.

Prophets also have trials,For they too pass through this earthly life,In the realm of outward things — yet their passageIs a timeless standing before the Lord.

Thou art my Creator, and I call on Thee —I know Thou art my shepherd and my help;If Thy Name resounds, all is well —For all existence rests within Thine essenceWhich is eternally One in its Selfhood.

Be not surprised that Heaven remains silent,Since the power of understanding is at thy disposal;For reason is the miracle God gave thee from the start,And it makes thee a human being.