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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... death ) . " Prayer fashions man " runs the title of the volume you hold in your hands ; one could go even further and say that prayer is man , at least insofar as man is man — that is , insofar as he accepts his nature as image and ...
... death ) . " Prayer fashions man " runs the title of the volume you hold in your hands ; one could go even further and say that prayer is man , at least insofar as man is man — that is , insofar as he accepts his nature as image and ...
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... death in 1998 at the age of ninety , his reputation among many scholars of mysticism , esoterism , and contemplative traditions was unsurpassed . Schuon was more than a scholar and author , however . An accomplished artist and poet , he ...
... death in 1998 at the age of ninety , his reputation among many scholars of mysticism , esoterism , and contemplative traditions was unsurpassed . Schuon was more than a scholar and author , however . An accomplished artist and poet , he ...
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... death , and above all he must be concerned with Eternity , which is in God's hands . In this context , prayer will be at once an appeal to Mercy and an act of faith and trust . * Man's fundamental endowment is an intelligence capable of ...
... death , and above all he must be concerned with Eternity , which is in God's hands . In this context , prayer will be at once an appeal to Mercy and an act of faith and trust . * Man's fundamental endowment is an intelligence capable of ...
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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