Frithjof Schuon Archive

I was born on the Rhine, where itBends upwards, and flows towards the North Sea;Now, in my old age, I liveIn a forest, which shields me from the world.The green Rhine is a symbol — it is the soulMoving toward the Limitless;And the forest: it is my final home —The...

“He who goes to sea is not master of the wind.”A wise saying, and it seems to meanThat, whatever you undertake, you must do it in God’s Name.Remember well: you must bear the consequences.

I heard the gypsy’s violin;The melodyWas love-laden — he sang as though his heartWould break in twain.In the human heart is a kernel of suffering,And yet it is sweet;We feel what our soul has lost —Paradise.All suffering in life bears witness to thisUnconsciously;But...

Synthesis and analysis — it is pointless to separate the two;Everywhere thou needest both procedures.Analysis reveals the structure of things;Synthesis brings repose in knowledge and in life;Outwardly and inwardly —Thou canst conceive no better wisdom.See how Pure...