Frithjof Schuon Archive

The Trinity: trinity is God,But God is not three, for in Himself He is One,And yet He is All — He, the Highest Good.His Name be praised eternally.

Primordial certitude is the value of values;On it, essentially, all knowledge depends.And even if we cannot know everything —Trust in God stands on solid ground.Reason and faith should meet —And may the Most High make smooth our ways.

Thou wishest to be where thou canst experience This or that beneath the banner of the world;Better to be within one’s heart, wherein is the meaning of life —For what is worthy of living is here, is here.This is what counts when thou standest before thy Creator...

All too often philosophy is the thinkingOf a “no-longer-wishing-to-think,” and not a reflectionOn what is the essential content of all thinking;One entertains thoughts that dissolve into nothingness.True thinking leads to a reality;But people want to replace this with...