Prayer Fashions Man: Frithjof Schuon on the Spiritual LifeIn this newly revised English translation from the French, including a comprehensive glossary, this volume surveys the enormous range of Schuon's writngs on prayer and spiritual life. |
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Frithjof Schuon on the Spiritual Life Frithjof Schuon James S. Cutsinger. Books by Frithjof Schuon The Transcendent Unity of Religions Spiritual Perspectives and Human Facts Gnosis : Divine Wisdom Language of the Self Stations of Wisdom ...
Frithjof Schuon on the Spiritual Life Frithjof Schuon James S. Cutsinger. Books by Frithjof Schuon The Transcendent Unity of Religions Spiritual Perspectives and Human Facts Gnosis : Divine Wisdom Language of the Self Stations of Wisdom ...
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... Spiritual Perspectives I 2. Fundamental Keys Spiritual Perspectives II 3. Prayer and the Integration of the Psychic Elements Spiritual Perspectives III 4. Modes of Prayer XV 28 . xi 1 5 13 19 39 Spiritual Perspectives IV 5. Trials and ...
... Spiritual Perspectives I 2. Fundamental Keys Spiritual Perspectives II 3. Prayer and the Integration of the Psychic Elements Spiritual Perspectives III 4. Modes of Prayer XV 28 . xi 1 5 13 19 39 Spiritual Perspectives IV 5. Trials and ...
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... man , and the writings here assem- bled will serve in part to corroborate and amplify these important 1 They are in fact Schuon's own formulation ; see " Spiritual Perspectives X " , p . 182 . insights . But if we are to grasp the full XV.
... man , and the writings here assem- bled will serve in part to corroborate and amplify these important 1 They are in fact Schuon's own formulation ; see " Spiritual Perspectives X " , p . 182 . insights . But if we are to grasp the full XV.
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Frithjof Schuon on the Spiritual Life Frithjof Schuon James S. Cutsinger. tional ... spiritual practice . " Even if our writings had on average no other result ... Perspectives II " , p . 24 . text of Sufism and that he served for over ...
Frithjof Schuon on the Spiritual Life Frithjof Schuon James S. Cutsinger. tional ... spiritual practice . " Even if our writings had on average no other result ... Perspectives II " , p . 24 . text of Sufism and that he served for over ...
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... spiritual perspectives " .15 As in our previous anthology of Schuon's writings , 16 the book concludes with an Appendix of previ- ously unpublished materials , including spiritual texts written for his disciples ; selections from his ...
... spiritual perspectives " .15 As in our previous anthology of Schuon's writings , 16 the book concludes with an Appendix of previ- ously unpublished materials , including spiritual texts written for his disciples ; selections from his ...
Contents
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Prayer and the Integration of the Psychic Elements | 29 |
Modes of Prayer | 57 |
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Spiritual Perspectives IV | 77 |
Trials and Happiness | 89 |
Spiritual Perspectives V | 95 |
Microcosm and Symbol | 139 |
Meditation | 157 |
A Sampling of Letters | 183 |
Editors Notes | 209 |
Sources | 237 |
Index | 253 |
Biographical Notes | 267 |
Dimensions of the Human Vocation | 119 |
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absolute according Amitabha analogy appears Arabic aspect attitude beauty become Brahma Buddha Buddhist certitude charity Christ Christian consciousness contemplation cosmic divine Name doctrine editor's note esoterism Essence Evagrius Ponticus everything evil existence expression fact faith Frithjof Schuon gnosis grace heart Heaven Hesychasts Hindu Hinduism holy human humility Ibn Arabi implies individual infinite initiatic insofar Intellect intelligence inverse invocation Islam Jesus Jesus Prayer knowledge Luke Macarius of Egypt manifestation Matt Mâyâ means meditation Meister Eckhart Mercy metaphysical microcosm mode Muslim mystical nature neighbor note for Ch note for Spiritual nothingness object oneself ourselves outward Perennial Philosophy perfect Philokalia plane point of view possible pray pride Principle priori pure reality realization reason religion sacred Saint Sanskrit sense sincerity soul speak Spiritual Perspectives Sufi Sufism Sûrah symbol things thou tion tive traditional transcendence true truth union universal unto virtue words World Wisdom Books