Frithjof Schuon Archive

To stand before God with a spiritual act that affirms Him, That shapes the soul and gives rise to hope. To stand before Him with a silenceThat removes all egoism from the soul.To stand before God—and to wish for nothing else; To take joy in His Compassion.He alone is...

Destiny wills that thou walk on highest peaks;And so it may happen that thou wonderest:Where is the homeland that my heart dreams of —And thou complainest to the Most High.But what thou art, thou must be it and live it;And what thou bringest, it must be brought to the...

To lie down, ruminate, and dream,Is not rest. Thoughts can alwaysWander far and wide; thou findest peaceIn God alone; what His nearness gives thee —Thou wilt never find in worldly tumult.

Religion seeks to speak to everyone;For it, the interest of society takes precedence,As does the salvation of even the least of men;Religion saves from the misery of original sin.Metaphysics looks at the nature of things,Without opposing the formalism of...