Frithjof Schuon Archive

One says that this or that will give thee joy;There is nothing to object to in this.However: the joy that keeps watch in thy heartIs greater still; so be content with it.Blessèd be the joy that the LordHas placed in thee from the beginning.It is the foundation of...

Be not surprised that, when the devil threatens,An angel smiles in order to console thy heart;Pure Being is more profound than evil’s misery.Even in blasphemy there is God’s love —Thus said a sage, and what he meant was thatIt is impossible for satan to elude God.

Mystery of patience: the sorrow and vexationThat our weary soul must bearThrough the river of hours, through the river of days —And each day has its own affliction.Patience: nourished by an inner sourceThat knows no time; solace ever present,Bestowed from Within —...

Mary is the image of the seven sorrows;But she is also the image of God’s joy.She is the archetype and model of our soul:Archetype, because she is purity; and therefore Model: holy patience on every path.Mary is the lotus: she contains the divine child —And with him...