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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... 125 8. Microcosm and Symbol 139 Spiritual Perspectives VIII 151 9. Meditation 153 Spiritual Perspectives IX 163 10. The Servant and Union Spiritual Perspectives X 169 177 Appendix : A Sampling of Letters and Other Previously Unpublished.
... 125 8. Microcosm and Symbol 139 Spiritual Perspectives VIII 151 9. Meditation 153 Spiritual Perspectives IX 163 10. The Servant and Union Spiritual Perspectives X 169 177 Appendix : A Sampling of Letters and Other Previously Unpublished.
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... 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 fundamental concerns were always of an opera- tive or maieutic order ...
... 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 fundamental concerns were always of an opera- tive or maieutic order ...
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... symbols and themes of meditation , the necessity of the virtues - above all , humility , charity , and verac- ity for assimilating metaphysical truth , the spiritual significance of 12 Stations of Wisdom ( Bloomington , Indiana : World ...
... symbols and themes of meditation , the necessity of the virtues - above all , humility , charity , and verac- ity for assimilating metaphysical truth , the spiritual significance of 12 Stations of Wisdom ( Bloomington , Indiana : World ...
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... symbols , leaving it to the reader to consult the notes when in need . It should be understood that this editorial apparatus does not presume to offer an interpreta- tion of Schuon's teaching ; as remarked above , we prefer to allow his ...
... symbols , leaving it to the reader to consult the notes when in need . It should be understood that this editorial apparatus does not presume to offer an interpreta- tion of Schuon's teaching ; as remarked above , we prefer to allow his ...
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... symbolism - their participation in the celestial Archetypes - can have an interiorizing virtue , and each thing can be good in its season . Nevertheless detachment must be realized ; otherwise man would have no right to a legitimate ...
... symbolism - their participation in the celestial Archetypes - can have an interiorizing virtue , and each thing can be good in its season . Nevertheless detachment must be realized ; otherwise man would have no right to a legitimate ...
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