Frithjof Schuon Archive

Each poem has its own argument—It seeks not to contest with others.See how the independent thoughtsFinally interweave into one meaning.No one composed a single saying —Each truth thought itself.

In the Face of God, I seek to know nothing —For what I should know, God knows it best.The Most High’s Wisdom contains the essence of things,It encompasses the world, from east to west —From the first day to the last hour.The “I” is like the moon, now big, now...

Sun, gold, lion, honey,Pheasant, sunflower, bee —And the corresponding human types,It is as if the sun shone through their faces.Then moon, silver and snow:A glowing, but softened and subdued;A family of mild things, like moonlight —And like the water-lily, and the...

“Burn what thou hast adored,Adore what thou hast burnt”:Thus spake a preacher to a king —A heathen, who understood nothing of faith.The king — from a Germanic tribe — became a Christian: For his own sake, and not in defiance of his ancestors.Many things happen in this...