Frithjof Schuon Archive

Fata Morgana — is it not an illusion?The real oasis is far off — thine eyeSees only air. Nevertheless, remember:A rose manifests itself through its fragrance.Thus it is with everything good in the world:What one deems to be only earthly, comes from God.

The bhakta loves, but not the jñâni —So many think, and are stubbornIn their logic: for, after all, it is without feelingThat one counts that one and one are two.But different is what I have seen in my heart —The True, that seizes my whole self;The heart wishes to...

See’st thou the rock in the middle of the ocean?See’st thou how the waves roar around it?Or in mild weather, how theyLovingly caress the hard stone;The stone — the Spirit, that stands in Truth.Strong is the heart, though it contains sweetness too;Surrounded by life’s...

What makes thee completely happy? Thy “yes” to God;This comes first in the spiritual life.But thou art in the world, thou art not alone;So the second happiness of the heart is giving.The giving of what thy believing “yes”Has given thee; the giving of what thy heart’s...