Frithjof Schuon Archive

Livest thou in space? This must be somewhere;And in time? This must be some time;Thou canst not escape these particularities —Thine is what destiny can give.Tell thyself, what the will of God ordains for theeIs noble existence — is Being itself.

God doeth what He wills, and wills what comes to passBy His Activity — there is no difference;For God’s Spirit is not a magic wand;Whatever be His Will — He is the Good.What we distinguish as good and evilIs what we experience — what we love or avoid;God wills not...

We distinguish between two kinds of ugliness:One can be attractive and noble,And bears witness to the weaknesses and moods of nature;The other is obnoxious and mean,And a denial of what is noble;We avoid it, as we avoid evil.We hate no one; our heart stays pureOn this...

Whether or not one may say something ugly?The answer is partly yes and partly no —Certainly, the means should not be ugly;It is better to avoid bad speech.Tribute to this world we have to pay:And what is of use, one may express.