Frithjof Schuon Archive

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...

Music is wonderful, or else not so refined,Just like people who long not for higher things.Only from a noble source can the noble resound —The larks sing, but the crows shriek.Good music, from the Elysian Fields —May it build a bridge to our heavenly home.

To be serene is to soar above the din of the world;From this arises another virtue:Impassibility of soul. Thou must combineThe wisdom of old age with the intensity of youth.Thou must not push thy heart to austerity alone;What was childlike in thee, thou must...

Vairagyânanda — “Blessèd through holy impassibility” —This is the name of someone who wrote a book on yoga;The book I have forgotten, but the magic of the name Has ever remained in my memory.Vairagya: what is past should fascinate thee no longer;What lies in the...