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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... ourselves as we truly are , we would realize that human nature , made to serve as pontifex for the rest of creation , is itself a mode of prayer , and this being so it is impossible for us not to pray , whether well or ill ; even more ...
... ourselves as we truly are , we would realize that human nature , made to serve as pontifex for the rest of creation , is itself a mode of prayer , and this being so it is impossible for us not to pray , whether well or ill ; even more ...
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... ourselves profoundly satisfied . " 5 Whether his focus was metaphysics and epistemology , traditional cosmology , sacred art and symbolism , mysticism and esoterism , the modern world and its errors , human nature , or the spiritual ...
... ourselves profoundly satisfied . " 5 Whether his focus was metaphysics and epistemology , traditional cosmology , sacred art and symbolism , mysticism and esoterism , the modern world and its errors , human nature , or the spiritual ...
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... ourselves offer to others : whoever desires mercy for himself must himself be merciful . Another compensatory attitude with respect to resignation is the petition for help : we have fundamentally the right , based on our acceptance of ...
... ourselves offer to others : whoever desires mercy for himself must himself be merciful . Another compensatory attitude with respect to resignation is the petition for help : we have fundamentally the right , based on our acceptance of ...
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... ourselves with wisdom fruitfully and with impunity . When a fact seems to contradict a principle , it is in reality mani- festing another principle , which of necessity corroborates the first and is consequently an aspect of it . To ...
... ourselves with wisdom fruitfully and with impunity . When a fact seems to contradict a principle , it is in reality mani- festing another principle , which of necessity corroborates the first and is consequently an aspect of it . To ...
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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