Frithjof Schuon Archive

The silent dreaming of our earthly soulIs like a lyre that sings of longing —Who knows why, by night and day,This longing sings in our breast.It is not because of the perfidy of evil powers,But because even the wise man has a burden to bearAnd, in this world, longs...

In life one must make many experiences —Experience is the best medicine.If one only wants to live and not to learn anything,Then the dignity of existence is lost.I say this because learning may be difficult —Compared to wisdom, the price to pay is small.

Point, straight line, curved line, circle, spiral —These are symbols of our worldAnd its becoming; then of the whole work,Which contains the possibility of all existing things.The circle: its whole image, the world in itself;Then the spiral: the world proceeding...

The triangle is an image of the abilityTo return to a point of departure:The direction changes, as if it wouldRespect only that which it was at the beginning.So too may be the life of a man:Truth, error; then the desire to be liberated.But the triangle also has a...