Frithjof Schuon Archive

The feet of the dancer: they move inwards,Yet they stand motionless at the center —Then her hands: mudrâs which teach,And which honor the inward by exteriorization;The body: it praises the Lord in its own way —Chalices of beauty that constantly return;Thus does the...

Man can speak, and so make the inward audible;He can sing, and so give life to the soul’s music;He can also whisper, and so veil secrets;And he can cry out, when threatened by the world — Let him cry to God in the trials of existence.If ye understand well the meaning...

I do not excuse people who, out of pride,Deny the Lord; but the guilt of harmlessAnd mistaken people seems to me much less:They deny a God who does not exist —One who, despite omnipotence, does not prevent evil.Evil in the world is not willedBy a Power that acts as if...

When people engage in something shamefulBefore the whole world, they call it “courage”;The good, they call “prejudice” —Ripe are the hypocrites for the fire of hell.It is certain that there must be a hell,For one can see it in the hellish life of men.