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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... notes is sure and unobtrusive , letting the master speak for himself while ... soul , exposes the soul's sophisms and denounces its weaknesses while honoring all ... spiritual , intellectual , and physical integration [ that is so well ...
... notes is sure and unobtrusive , letting the master speak for himself while ... soul , exposes the soul's sophisms and denounces its weaknesses while honoring all ... spiritual , intellectual , and physical integration [ that is so well ...
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Frithjof Schuon on the Spiritual Life Frithjof Schuon James S. Cutsinger. Appendix : A Sampling of Letters and Other Previously Unpublished Materials 183 Editor's Notes 209 Sources 237 Glossary of Foreign Terms and Phrases Index 241 253 ...
Frithjof Schuon on the Spiritual Life Frithjof Schuon James S. Cutsinger. Appendix : A Sampling of Letters and Other Previously Unpublished Materials 183 Editor's Notes 209 Sources 237 Glossary of Foreign Terms and Phrases Index 241 253 ...
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... spiritual life as a whole to the ultimate aim of that life , namely , self ... Notes in this volume ; in order 14 Survey of Metaphysics and Esoterism ... quotes in these chapters , and in such writers as Thomas Traherne ( c . 1636-74 ) ...
... spiritual life as a whole to the ultimate aim of that life , namely , self ... Notes in this volume ; in order 14 Survey of Metaphysics and Esoterism ... quotes in these chapters , and in such writers as Thomas Traherne ( c . 1636-74 ) ...
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... notes are designed simply to provide helpful supports for those who may be unacquainted with the names of various philosophical writers and spiritual authorities or with certain religious and other traditional teachings . Chapter and ...
... notes are designed simply to provide helpful supports for those who may be unacquainted with the names of various philosophical writers and spiritual authorities or with certain religious and other traditional teachings . Chapter and ...
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Contents
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13 | |
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