Frithjof Schuon Archive

One day follows the next, and manMust think of God at every hour —He must, in everything he thinks and does,Give heed to the Will of His Lord.There is petitioning for Mercy,And gratitude for God’s daily gift thereof;And, in trial, resignationAnd trust that all will...

With what wilt thou replace the river of thoughts?There is nothing more precious than the Scriptures.And which verse would’st thou choose?“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”

Deeds justify spoken words —Verbal artifice cannot replace deeds.Truth lies on a knife’s edge —One cannot offend Being with impunity,Because false witness is an adultery —Man’s speech must correspond to Being.

Zeus made the panta rhei — the flowingOf all things — yet He Himself is stillness;Thus taught Heraclitus. He could tell usWhat Zeus made — but not the reason why.