Frithjof Schuon Archive

Christians and Saracens fought each otherTo death — and did so because “God willed it.”Yes and no; God takes men as they are.Of course He favors peace in truth —But He is not blind to the flaws of men.

Firm faith is a sure rudder;Jesus also listened to the Roman, to the heathen:“Thy faith hath helped thee, brother” —Him who has faith, God leads to pastures of grace.One pole is merit and the law —The other is the free power of faith.

Progress is the caricature of a truth, that is:The last word belongs to the Creator alone,To whom the first word also belonged.Nature finds its end in the Highest Good.

One day, a brahmin came to a wellWhere a pánchama sat in the sunshine;“Give me to drink,” said the brahmana;“This I may not do,” said the other,“As thou well knowest, I am not pure for thee.”The priest: “Say: Shiva! This wordIs purification, whatever thou mayst...