Frithjof Schuon Archive

That our earth goes round the sun,And at the same time turns on its axis,Had to be discovered, sooner or later —But this discovery was the source of error for philosophers.Previously, the sun’s path had been a symbol:It demonstrated that phenomena are transient —That...

We are in this world to manifestWords of truth and the circle of our spiritual way.Say not that we know not this or that —If we but know that the Lord knows it.

When did stillness lay itself upon the song?The circle is without beginning and without end —A movement that expands and goes forthTowards the inward — and closes in God’s Hands.

Two values are consoling — I wish to say anew —Certitude of God and trust in God.One in the spirit, the other in the soul —Thou canst, and must, rely on both these values.