Frithjof Schuon Archive
| Titre | Résumé | Publication Data | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extract from a letter from Frithjof Schuon | Regarding the question of transubstantiation, which I address briefly in Logic and Transcendence, the Oriental character of the words in question can be seen in their use of ellipsis: Christ did not say, “I am like a vine, like a door”, but he said, “I am the vine, the door”; likewise he did not say, “This conveys divine power in the same way my body conveys divine power”, but he said, “This is my body”. | Logic & Transc. p.237 | 02/01/1976 |
| Extract from a letter from Frithjof Schuon | One should not reproach a science for not being what it does not want to be or for not providing what it does not want to provide. In this respect one should not criticize modern chemistry insofar as it studies the phenomena it intends to study, for on its limited plane it remains within adequation and is not exceeding its strengths; nor can one blame it for remaining within the strictly human perspective in relation to matter, for it need not go beyond this point, and indeed no physical science needs to do so. | Logic & Transc. p.235 | 06/22/1964 |
Featured Books
Das Spiel der Masken (e-Book)
Partant des principes de la métaphysique, Schuon traite de la nature de l’homme, qu’il caractérise par les termes « faculté cognitive complète, libre arbitre, sentiment capable de désintéressement ».
Featured Poems
Adastra and Stella Maris: Poems by Frithjof Schuon-Portrait
Pneumátikos: Wisdom is his blood;
Adastra and Stella Maris: Poems by Frithjof Schuon-Leila
Were I to see thee dance, Leila, my heart
Adastra and Stella Maris: Poems by Frithjof Schuon-Krishna
I would like to compare this wreath of songs
Featured Articles
Frithjof Schuon: souvenirs et anecdotes
Made in the Image – Schuon’s Theomorphic Anthropology
The theomorphic nature of man is a central theme in the oeuvre of Frithjof Schuon. Scott surveys Schuon’s key theomorphic teachings while touching upon the symbolism of the body and man in the wider context. Scott applies three categories within which he examines Schuon’s teachings on man’s theomorphic form (i.e. the body): (1) man’s divinity and animality, (2) the symbolism of the sexes, and (3) the meaning of sacred nudity.
The Milk of the Virgin: the Prophet, the Saint and the Sage
This essay by Renaud Fabbri, from Sacred Web 20, explores certain misunderstandings about Schuon’s position: was he a prophet (instituting a new transcendent religion or primordial message), a saint (some have portrayed him as a Muslim saint operating within the structures of Sufism), or, as the author contends, a sage (based on the Platonic or Hindu model)? Emphasizing the Marian foundation of his teachings, the author argues that Schuon is best understood as being a paracletic spokesman of the sophia perennis and a shakta.