Frithjof Schuon Archive

Shri Shankara describes the beauty of the Goddess,So that her heavenly splendor may crown all women.Be not astonished that this sageWas not afraid to praise her buttocks too;For woman’s body is a landscape: breastsAnd thighs, and splendor of her hair.Let us think of...

Here is the lion, there the little cat;Here is the eagle, there the little bird;Lion and eagle did the Lord create in earnest —The little animals are like His Smile.There must be all kinds in the world:Not only the powerful and nobly beautiful,But also that which...

Here is the fiery goddess Passion,Who seeks to possess and devour all;And there the gentle goddess of Noble Love:She wishes to turn us toward the Sovereign Good —Because the contemplation of God works in love.Is it not said: “God is beautiful, and He loves beauty”?O...

Why does Rumi say she whom we loveIs uncreated: the created woman?Why does he say she is a divine ray,And through her golden body she manifests the Divine?Woman’s form and gaze revealNot only beauty, bliss of soul,And motherly goodness;The Infinite is here conjoined...