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Songs without Names: Poems by Frithjof Schuon Vol. VII-XII-X
The symbolism of the tree: it is a protection,And also, in itself, a joyful sign of life;An image of the soul, that wishes to grow upwards.But a tree can reach only the height Prescribed for it by God; after this it stops.
Songs without Names: Poems by Frithjof Schuon Vol. VII-XII-XI
Hindus, Celts, and Germans honoredThe green tree at their great festivals;They decorated it, and danced around it,So that the gods would not withhold their favor.Many phenomena in the world of the CreatorAre for us shrines that contain God’s ray.Then there is also...
Songs without Names: Poems by Frithjof Schuon Vol. VII-XII-V
A kernel of sweetness is to be found in asceticism;A kernel of rigor, in the noble love Of earthly beauty. The one who renounces,Nevertheless lives in beauty; the one who Loves what earth’s nature offers him, must earnestlyDominate his heart as it strives toward...
Songs without Names: Poems by Frithjof Schuon Vol. VII-XII-VI
There is the difficult question of pleasure and pain —Earthly man must bear them both:Pain with patience, and pleasure with dignity;Pleasure degrades, if it does not comprise renunciation.Pain imposes, but enjoyment is free;Commandment: one must be up to its level.
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