Frithjof Schuon Archive

Dignity is to remain faithful to the Inward —And in the outward, not to deny the sacredWhich God has placed in our heart,Nor assimilate the turmoil and foolishness of the world.Dignity is to be what every man should remainAccording to God’s intention. Let not the evil...

Matter, form, and life — and above them, knowledge;From these man is fashioned.And then man’s likeness to God,Through which the Lord has raised us out of nothingness.Matter means to be “here”; and formMeans to be “thus”, in a particular way.Life animates form; and...

Form, by definition, is static;Unceasing self-change would be satanic.See, this is the quintessence of the noble:That it remain true to its divine potentiality.Nobility of soul can be described as follows:The soul should remain what God willed it to be.To change...

Sadness comes from nature,But the evil one always wishes to stir it up:He, who always seeks our harm,Wants to dislodge man’s faith.Of all the things thou hast received from God,Faith is the one most hated by the evil one.