Frithjof Schuon Archive
Featured Books
Das Weltrad
The German sense poems of Frithjof Schuon form a metaphysical and spiritual whole that unites the essential teachings of this master in a form that is both accessible and immediate.
Featured Poems
Adastra and Stella Maris: Poems by Frithjof Schuon-Triple Harmony
“Women, perfumes and prayer
Adastra and Stella Maris: Poems by Frithjof Schuon-Symbolism
A black holy man once said to me,
Adastra and Stella Maris: Poems by Frithjof Schuon-Tantra
When thou seest the True in Mâyâ’s play:
Featured Articles
The ‘Preface’ by Seyyed Hossein Nasr to “Dimensions of Islam”
Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr uses this “Preface” to explain that Frithjof Schuon’s writings on Islam, in this book as well as in others, is noteworthy for its focus on the “integral message” of the Islamic tradition. Schuon’s analyses are, here as elsewhere, free of academic superficialities, bring to light “the most inward aspect of the Islamic message.”
A Knowledge That Wounds Our Nature: The Message of Frithjof Schuon
This essay’s objective is to “enter … into Schuon’s own perspective, to understand him on his own terms, and to see how he envisions certain crucial ideas” and to explore why Schuon’s work is at once both provocative and inviting to so many readers.
The Basis of Religion and Metaphysics: An Interview with Frithjof Schuon
This wide-ranging interview with Frithjof Schuon covers “the transcendent unity of religions,” metaphysics, spiritual practice, virtue, sacred art, beauty, esoterism, the American Indian traditions, sacred nudity, and more.