Frithjof Schuon Archive

The consolation that makes life easierIs that we walk in God, and are able to do so;The goal is already present in the “now” — illusion vanishes.Faith is: to recognize that the light that may escape usIs nevertheless the radiation of God —When our earthly soul cannot...

Life is a garment, and every manHas only his own. But his deep beingStands naked before God, ready for eternity —God says to this inner being: thou art mine.Life is man’s free will;But what the Creator’s profound intention madeIs man’s eternal vocation —Whatever be...

In my youth, I wandered over fields,And liked to withdraw into silent forests —I knew nothing of my future,But I felt that something had to come.In the wheel of time, there was no profit —In my heart, I sought the meaning of my human state.

When my late father lay dying,He looked unwaveringlyAt a passage from holy Scripture On the wall facing him;“The Lord is my shepherd” — David’s psalm.Painful is earthly death;But celestial was my father’s end —He met his God.