Frithjof Schuon Archive

Of course one can console oneself,But I wish to be consoled by God —By His Truth and by His Presence,And by the ray of His Compassion — by Him alone.Even if our access to Him is difficult —Ease will overcome its price.

A man is not always in his best shape —He may be tired, or afflictedBy the play of accident, or lack of health;Not every jewel is well-polished.Be forbearing and grateful; look at What is essential — this is the measure of things.

One talks of “putting the cart before the horse”—This is precisely what crude pragmatism does;It thinks that twisting things is philosophy.I call it simply willful satanism.To invert everything that is naturalIs to collaborate with the devil’s ruse.

For the knights of old it was a dutyTo redress wrongs on our earth —This was the noble purpose of the hero;The sage too must care for what is right.The knight sought to rescue women from distress;The sage’s battle must be for the Truth.