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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... Metaphysics and Esoterism In the Face of the Absolute The Feathered Sun : Plains Indians in Art and Philosophy To Have a Center Roots of the Human Condition Images of Primordial and Mystic Beauty : Paintings by Frithjof Schuon Echoes of ...
... Metaphysics and Esoterism In the Face of the Absolute The Feathered Sun : Plains Indians in Art and Philosophy To Have a Center Roots of the Human Condition Images of Primordial and Mystic Beauty : Paintings by Frithjof Schuon Echoes of ...
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... metaphysical and historical roots and flowerings of the world's revealed religions in the light of exoteric and esoteric teaching and practice . Crucial to Schuon's exposition in The Transcendent Unity of Religions is the central ...
... metaphysical and historical roots and flowerings of the world's revealed religions in the light of exoteric and esoteric teaching and practice . Crucial to Schuon's exposition in The Transcendent Unity of Religions is the central ...
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... metaphysics and epistemology , traditional cosmology , sacred art and symbolism , mysticism and esoterism , the modern world and its errors , human nature , or the spiritual path - Schuon wrote extensively on all of these subjects - his ...
... metaphysics and epistemology , traditional cosmology , sacred art and symbolism , mysticism and esoterism , the modern world and its errors , human nature , or the spiritual path - Schuon wrote extensively on all of these subjects - his ...
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... Metaphysics : An Interview with Frithjof Schuon " , The Quest : Philosophy , Science , Religion , the Arts , Vol . 9 ... metaphysical outlook : “ God is real ; the world is appearance ; the soul is not other than God . " least a glimpse ...
... Metaphysics : An Interview with Frithjof Schuon " , The Quest : Philosophy , Science , Religion , the Arts , Vol . 9 ... metaphysical outlook : “ God is real ; the world is appearance ; the soul is not other than God . " least a glimpse ...
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... metaphysical science a childlike faith " , " not to be exclusively adult ” , and to cultivate “ a childlike heart capable of delighting in little things " ( from an unpublished document titled " Our Perspective in a Few Words " ) . in ...
... metaphysical science a childlike faith " , " not to be exclusively adult ” , and to cultivate “ a childlike heart capable of delighting in little things " ( from an unpublished document titled " Our Perspective in a Few Words " ) . in ...
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 |
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