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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... consciousness of the " I " , which in principle is capable of subjective union . On the one hand , the ego is separated from the immanent Divinity because it is manifestation , not Principle ; on the other hand , it is not other than ...
... consciousness of the " I " , which in principle is capable of subjective union . On the one hand , the ego is separated from the immanent Divinity because it is manifestation , not Principle ; on the other hand , it is not other than ...
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... Consciousness , and Felicity.3 Finally , we may distinguish a quater- nity : Rigor , Gentleness , Activity , and Passivity ; in other words , Purity or Sacrifice , Goodness or Life , Strength or Light - or victorious Act — and Beauty or ...
... Consciousness , and Felicity.3 Finally , we may distinguish a quater- nity : Rigor , Gentleness , Activity , and Passivity ; in other words , Purity or Sacrifice , Goodness or Life , Strength or Light - or victorious Act — and Beauty or ...
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... consciousness , there is vital , energetical consciousness - in short , life and movement - which , as sacred dances testify , can be a vehicle for our participation in cosmic rhythms and universal life , at all the levels accessible to ...
... consciousness , there is vital , energetical consciousness - in short , life and movement - which , as sacred dances testify , can be a vehicle for our participation in cosmic rhythms and universal life , at all the levels accessible to ...
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... conscious of all the good that Heaven has given us ; it is to appreciate the value of even small things and to be content with little . Gratitude is the complement of supplication , just as generosity is the complement of trust in God ...
... conscious of all the good that Heaven has given us ; it is to appreciate the value of even small things and to be content with little . Gratitude is the complement of supplication , just as generosity is the complement of trust in God ...
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... consciousness of its own destitution . We must beware of two things : first of replacing God - in practice if not in theory - by the functions and products of the intellect , or of considering Him only in connection with this faculty ...
... consciousness of its own destitution . We must beware of two things : first of replacing God - in practice if not in theory - by the functions and products of the intellect , or of considering Him only in connection with this faculty ...
Contents
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Prayer and the Integration of the Psychic Elements | 29 |
Modes of Prayer | 57 |
1 | 71 |
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 |
Common terms and phrases
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