Frithjof Schuon Archive

God’s Truth and God’s Presence.To these man’s answer is certitudeAnd peace of soul; then resignationCombined with trust in God’s Goodness.Thou knowest that the door is open to thee,Though the whole world were to collapse —Do not say that life’s duties are too...

“Pues tanto a mi Amado quiero,que muero porque no muero.”Thus spoke Teresa: I die becauseI cannot die for my beloved.And so the Madre loved death,Which gives us eternity and life.

In the early morning, in the clear sky,Shines the Stella Matutina which reminds meOf the encounter that my heart experienced;I had never dreamt of such a miracle —Heaven’s Goodness brought me, on the sea,A draught that opened up a world.

The pious man, it is said, is always in a good state —There is the Truth, which shines from above;Also, he knows himself to be under God’s protection,In this world woven of pleasure and pain.Twofold is the consolation given by God:In time, and also for eternal life.