Frithjof Schuon Archive

A sin against the Holy Spirit, said Jesus,Will never be forgiven. This is the sinThat knows no conversion, for it surroundsThe heart with a layer of ice.In this state, one wishes to know nothing of the naked Truth,And one tramples under foot whatever Truth may...

Priest, warrior, merchant, servant —Far below these four comes the one without caste;Everyone is confined within his station —Thus does the goddess of destiny cast her lots.Over them all is the man who is above caste,Paramahamsa, who is bound by no duty of station...

In a world where everything is uglyFor the first time in history,One cannot ask a wise man To renounce the solace of recreation.All the sages of the pastLived in beauty; for there was nothing elseIn lands where Revelation dominated —And with this, the sense of God and...

Truth and patience; the Koran linksThese two treasures, when it says:Lost is he who does not possess them in his heart;For only through them are souls reborn.With patience hold fast to the truth —This is the way that cancels the debt of existence.