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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... path - Schuon wrote extensively on all of these subjects - his fundamental concerns were always of an opera- tive or maieutic order , as he sought to lead readers , not simply to a deeper understanding of the religious traditions , but ...
... path - Schuon wrote extensively on all of these subjects - his fundamental concerns were always of an opera- tive or maieutic order , as he sought to lead readers , not simply to a deeper understanding of the religious traditions , but ...
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... path " ( Sûrah " The Opening " [ 1 ] : 4-5 ) . Schuon noted that the Lord's Prayer is introduced in the Gospel with an imperative , " When ye pray , say " ( Luke 11 : 2 ) , imply- ing that the canonical prayers of one's religion , far ...
... path " ( Sûrah " The Opening " [ 1 ] : 4-5 ) . Schuon noted that the Lord's Prayer is introduced in the Gospel with an imperative , " When ye pray , say " ( Luke 11 : 2 ) , imply- ing that the canonical prayers of one's religion , far ...
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... Path From Earth to Heaven . First , discriminate Between Reality and Dream ; then pray : Invoke the Name and reach the Godhead's Gate . Then Virtue : for we must conform our selves To That which we believe , adapt our soul To That which ...
... Path From Earth to Heaven . First , discriminate Between Reality and Dream ; then pray : Invoke the Name and reach the Godhead's Gate . Then Virtue : for we must conform our selves To That which we believe , adapt our soul To That which ...
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... path , the dark night : the soul itself , this living substance full of images and desires , is sacrificed . Distress affirms the Principle by denying manifestation ; but noble enjoyment affirms the Principle by direct analogy and ...
... path , the dark night : the soul itself , this living substance full of images and desires , is sacrificed . Distress affirms the Principle by denying manifestation ; but noble enjoyment affirms the Principle by direct analogy and ...
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... path which works and transforms , and which wounds our nature as the plough wounds the soil . This means that intelligence and metaphysical certainty alone do not 24 Prayer Fashions Man : Frithjof Schuon on the Spiritual Life.
... path which works and transforms , and which wounds our nature as the plough wounds the soil . This means that intelligence and metaphysical certainty alone do not 24 Prayer Fashions Man : Frithjof Schuon on the Spiritual Life.
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