Frithjof Schuon Archive

Exegesis of the Holy Scriptures: take careThat thine efforts do not disrespect the literal meaning;Certainly thy mind may plumb the depths —But it must not go beyond God’s intention.Exegesis, when dragged by the forelock,Somehow contorts Wisdom’s meaning.

Religion — on the one hand it is God,One wants to garland it with love and awe.But on the other hand, religion is man —With his egoity and limitations.The naked Truth is infinitely precious;It is hidden behind Mâyâ’s veil —If God wills, it will shine unveiled.

There is a mysticism of love, which lives from sacrifice;So the Apostle Paul. And there is a mysticism of knowledge,As Plato taught, which tends toward beauty.Forget not the breadth of Divine Truth:Each spiritual way partakes of the other — On every side thou findest...

A prince gives a castle to a saint;The saint gives this gift to a poor man —“I have nothing else,” he tells him, and he thinks:This is how one shows pity for one’s neighbor.Does this tale bear witness to the highest virtue?Exaggeration destroys the value.In fact, the...