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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... intelligence and the soul on the Infinite , which contains everything that is perfect and lov- able . " I earnestly hope that more of Schuon's unreleased writings will appear in public in the near future ; we will all benefit thereby ...
... intelligence and the soul on the Infinite , which contains everything that is perfect and lov- able . " I earnestly hope that more of Schuon's unreleased writings will appear in public in the near future ; we will all benefit thereby ...
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... intelligence , must become " as a little child " , placing himself under the sacramental aegis of an orthodox religion and building his spiritual life on a firm foundation of trust in God . 10 It is true that the Schuonian message is ...
... intelligence , must become " as a little child " , placing himself under the sacramental aegis of an orthodox religion and building his spiritual life on a firm foundation of trust in God . 10 It is true that the Schuonian message is ...
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... intelligence , the reason for trials and suffering , ontological levels in man and the cosmos , the relationship between method and grace , the interpen- etration of knowledge and love , symbols and themes of meditation , the necessity ...
... intelligence , the reason for trials and suffering , ontological levels in man and the cosmos , the relationship between method and grace , the interpen- etration of knowledge and love , symbols and themes of meditation , the necessity ...
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... intelligence capable of metaphysical knowledge ; as a consequence , this capacity neces- sarily determines a dimension of prayer , which then coincides with meditation ; its subject is first the absolute reality of the Supreme Principle ...
... intelligence capable of metaphysical knowledge ; as a consequence , this capacity neces- sarily determines a dimension of prayer , which then coincides with meditation ; its subject is first the absolute reality of the Supreme Principle ...
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... intelligence capable of objective knowledge , but also a 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 ...
... intelligence capable of objective knowledge , but also a 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 ...
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