Frithjof Schuon Archive

Remembrance of God knows no number —A single time is many thousand times,And conversely. If thou wilt pronounce the Name of the Most High —Thou must carry it throughout thine entire life.What for God is one — and for Him alone —Must be, for time-bound people, without...

First certitudo, then serenitas —How often should thy soul remember these!Serenity is to walk above the clouds —Certitude of God comes from the inmost depths.The great weakness is forgetfulness —Man lets himself be seduced by time.Sadness is to measure with false...

Serenity is Divine Nature;It is joy, that adorns the world with blossoms;Then love, that brings forth the fruits of existence;Then longing that leads the world into autumn.Our soul is made in the image of God;Hear, O heart, what resounds in thy depths.For in thee...

Theodicy — it is a two-edged sword, because in itBeing is equated with Beyond-Being;Being — the Personal God — does not wish evil;All-Possibility alone is the cause of evil. The good in the wide world provesThat the substance of the Godhead is the Good;Evil is only a...