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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... manifests it precisely by speech , or appeal , addressed to the Sovereign Good . Prayer , or invocation , equals certitude of God and of our spiritual vocation . Action is valid according to its intention ; it is obvious that in prayer ...
... manifests it precisely by speech , or appeal , addressed to the Sovereign Good . Prayer , or invocation , equals certitude of God and of our spiritual vocation . Action is valid according to its intention ; it is obvious that in prayer ...
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... manifestation , not Principle ; on the other hand , it is not other than the Principle inasmuch as the Principle manifests itself , just as the reflection of the sun in a mirror is not the sun , but is nevertheless " not other than it ...
... manifestation , not Principle ; on the other hand , it is not other than the Principle inasmuch as the Principle manifests itself , just as the reflection of the sun in a mirror is not the sun , but is nevertheless " not other than it ...
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... manifestation is equiva- lent to an implicit affirmation of the Principle , which in relation to the world is “ void ” ( shûnya in Sanskrit ) and " not this " ( neti ) . Suffering transposes the problem to the plane of what is most inti ...
... manifestation is equiva- lent to an implicit affirmation of the Principle , which in relation to the world is “ void ” ( shûnya in Sanskrit ) and " not this " ( neti ) . Suffering transposes the problem to the plane of what is most inti ...
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... Manifestation , Heaven 1 Or insofar as it appears mysteriously within that which , seen from the standpoint of contingency or manifestation , is still the Absolute - a paradox that can be explained despite the clumsiness of the language ...
... Manifestation , Heaven 1 Or insofar as it appears mysteriously within that which , seen from the standpoint of contingency or manifestation , is still the Absolute - a paradox that can be explained despite the clumsiness of the language ...
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... manifestations of the Spirit in the same way that the eye sees flowers or jewels : for example , in order to ... manifestation : truth must be enunciated not only with a sense of proportion , but also 2 This is the perspective of ...
... manifestations of the Spirit in the same way that the eye sees flowers or jewels : for example , in order to ... manifestation : truth must be enunciated not only with a sense of proportion , but also 2 This is the perspective of ...
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