Frithjof Schuon Archive

During the Middle Ages, stories about saintsSpeak much of miracles.These stories are not always fruit of sanctity;The witnesses often wear the garb of naïvety.It is the character of certain worlds and timesThat the miraculous can easily appear;This is in the nature,...

Dream-veil man — who conceived thee thus,As thou shouldst be, and even as thou art:A being that forgets the Sovereign Good,Within a world that soon will fade to naught?Dream-fabric world, who wove into theeThe human dream, to take delight And be consumed in thee?God...

Guru is Brahma. But you should not concludeThe Master is the Godhead. Look at the moon,How it shines — it is not the sun,Although its brilliance comes from the sun’s light.Are Avatâra and the Godhead one?You should understand: the answer is both yes and no.

Not to be ungrateful, but still you ask:Why does the Enemy so often win?Well, one must leave some scope to evil —Let Fate spin her black threads.Bright gold is hidden in the dark —So be comforted; the Lord shall provide.Perhaps you wish to understand too much —That...