Frithjof Schuon Archive

Man’s worth lies in his love of truth.It is love of truth that engenders nobility.But the noble man lives in a wicked worldThat all too often yields to the false,And this he must endure day by day.There is indeed consolation, but too much vexation;Happy the man who is...

There are many things thou shouldst know,Says the evil one to me, always ready with his tricks.I say to myself: God knows what is at stake.What comes from the evil one, I do not wish to know.

In his Purgatorio, Dante criticized womenFor their low-necked robes:He thought that the pleasure women take in the glowOf their physical beauty was displeasing to Heaven;He felt that St. Peter would be unforgiving.But might not the goddess of love be indulgent?Let one...

If thou walkest in virgin Nature, thou feelest joyIn meadows and wild forests.Life is also thus — always going forward, Wherever destiny may wish to guide thee. But there is more: thou art conscious of thy path —Thou bearest the final goal deep within thy...