Frithjof Schuon Archive

Above: means That which is unique;Deep down: That which thou art through the One.In front: what thou graspest in deep hope;Behind: what thou abandonest on thy Path.Right: what I do to manifest the Most High;Left: that I find my peace in God.

It is said that God dwells in the highest Heaven:This means that honor is due to Him alone;That He, the Lord, is on His throne above all creation —For, compared with Him, even Heaven is emptiness.God also dwells within creation, so to speak;Otherwise it would collapse...

Deep beneath the water sleeps an old castleBecause, a thousand years ago,A city sank into the sea; because a sinful peopleDrowned overnight in the cold flood.So it is related in Vineta’s legend.It is a symbol of what can happen When a soul forgets the sacred,And is...

People who have a narrow faithRespect only what they believe;If the wind of truth blows too high,The fox looks at sour grapes.Other people are blind to faith,They respect only the screws of the mind;Any child is in a better state —But one cannot preach to the deaf.