Frithjof Schuon Archive

I ask not others what TruthAnd God-consciousness are. Likewise: I knowWithout asking what certitude is,And peace of soul — thus the circle is closed.Whether other people are honest or not —I wish, with a pure heart, to be devoted to GodAnd to trust in Him, knowing...

It is often difficult to remain in the Eternal,Because the world-wheel keeps on turningAnd thou must witness coming and going,And see how nothing stands on the Eternal’s ground.Thou wouldst fain despair of thyself —But thou bearest Eternity within thee.

God will not ask theeAbout what others do; He will only ask theeAbout thyself, and whether thine actions were good or bad;Thou must only bear thine own burden.And whatever ye do, be it good or deluded,The Lord will say: “ye have done this unto Me.”

Which would be better, one might ask,That I should exist or that I should not exist?The wise man tells himself: my existenceIs also a non-existence; where then shall I be?God alone is Being. Alongside Being there is nothing —Nothing but the ray of creative Light.