Frithjof Schuon Archive

Meadows and forests — our world is green;What does this color mean?Blue is contemplativity and yellow is joy —Green is the world since the sun began to shine.The same with the soul: it is made of deep contemplationAnd of heart’s joy — of trust in God.Islam says: green...

The Koran says that men are lost —Except those who find refugeIn God’s Truth, and in patience;See how these two graces combine —How patience consoles thee within time;And how, through the benevolence of the Most High,Truth renews thy heart from out of eternity.

Past, present, and future:The past is origin, in the hand of the Creator;Otherwise it is a naught,Because it slips forever from thy “now.”The present: be conscious of thy duty;And accept what thou must bear.The future: be always disposed towards the True,Just as time...

Vedanta is discernment betweenReality and what is mere appearance.No wisdom in the world can be more trueThan the Âtmâ-Mâyâ relationship.Then japa-yoga: the permanent concentrationOn what one has recognized as real.For what one thinks is true, one must become —So let...