Frithjof Schuon Archive

A friend once visited a monastery of lamas,There was a pond with fishes, colored red;He was told: these formerly were monks —The pond has inherited their presence.To be a lama, then to become a fish,Is not worth the trouble. It is astonishingHow irrational people can...

Why are we in this earthly world?For God; and not for this or that tiny cause.Certainly, we must concern ourselves with smallAnd troublesome things; but not with trifles alone —For the Lord is watching. Small duties come from our great Duty;The one who loves not God,...

There are two kinds of learningOr of thinking in general: the first Concentrates on the Essential, the One, the Center —And this is the most rigorous and the most difficult.The other kind consists of knowing many things —Of casting an astonished gaze upon the...

The opposite of faith and trustIs the pseudo-philosophy of “Angst” that has beenInvented: those who are no longer willing, or able, to think,So it is affirmed, are the ones who are right.It is obvious that “me-first” madnessMocks intelligence and experience.The only...