Frithjof Schuon Archive

Dies irae, dies illa,Solvet saeclum in favilla.Thus sing the pious —Knowing that the day must come.But the wrathful side in God’s natureDid not exist before creation.And the Quintessence of the song of Existence,Is in God — it is Pure Being, Peace.

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...

A beautiful woman is a symbol of faith:She is a “yes,” and she is limitless.And what is liberating is an intuition of greatness —In the truly beautiful, even the small becomes great.She is mystery, a path to the Inward;For what she radiates is Infinity —Only in the...