Frithjof Schuon Archive

Serenity is like the pure airOf a mountain peak close to Heaven;Certitude is the fragrance of the deep earth —The happiness of the immutable center, where I stand.Resignation is the peace of my soul,For what is written, let it come to pass;Trust is to move towards a...

Thou shouldst not strive to understand a problem,When thou well knowest that God understands it,And that, whatever be thy difficulty,Pain disappears in a believing heart.Hold fast to what is certitude for thee,And be confident. The rest is indifferent.

It has often been said that it is a grave mistakeNot to listen to both sides —And, in spite of manifest reality,To swear by one’s own false opinion;One-sidedness brings vain deceit and pain.The sister of Truth is Justice —Truth is worth more than any treasures in the...

If something causes pain, man should always thinkThat he should have been grateful before, When nothing afflicted him —Grateful for the grace of living without pain.Consider well: patience and resignationAre intimately bound up with gratitude.