Frithjof Schuon Archive

The biggest enigma is not Necessity;The enigma of enigmas is Possibility.It is not the Absolute that perplexes the spirit —It is relativity that complicates things.What must be, is certain beyond doubt;The breach in existence arises only in the “perhaps.”And certain...

Is it not said: Ex Oriente Lux? This is true;However — since the exception proves the rule —It can happen, if God wills, that what is beneficial for the wise May also come, early or late, from the West,If God wills. Countries do not have walls —East and West can help...

Hindus, Christians, Moslems, and BuddhistsAll pray with a rosary;Not just once do they say the sacred Words —But a hundred, a thousand times — they strive after totality.The beads or knots are multiplicity;The thread is unity — the abode of the Most High.The many is a...

Blessèd be the blameless warlord,Strong yet good, like the Sultan Saladin.On the battlefield, he could prove his manhood —But he readily pardoned the vanquished.The crusaders cruelly put all to fire and blood —They did not spare Byzantium, their brothers in...