Frithjof Schuon Archive
Featured Books
Das Spiel der Masken (e-Book)
Starting from the principles of metaphysics, Schuon deals with the essence of man, which he characterizes with the terms “comprehensive cognitive faculty, free will, feeling capable of disinterestedness”.
Featured Poems
Adastra and Stella Maris: Poems by Frithjof Schuon-Krishna
I would like to compare this wreath of songs
Adastra and Stella Maris: Poems by Frithjof Schuon-Stella Matutina
The Morning Star rises out of the night
Adastra and Stella Maris: Poems by Frithjof Schuon-Life’s Work
The work, a lifelong struggle — first
Featured Articles
Remarks on Esoterism in the works of Frithjof Schuon
Patrick Laude summarizes “the main ideas presented by Schuon on the topic of esoterism, both in his published works and in some of his unpublished texts.” Laude presents a definintion of “esoterism” as understood by Schuon, how in Schuon’s work esoterism is viewed as connected with the exoteric religions, the religio perennis,” and esoterism in the spiritual life.
Frithjof Schuon And The Perennialist School
Introducing the Writings of Frithjof Schuon
This is the complete “Introduction” to the book — some other articles on this site are excerpted from this piece. It was written by Prof Seyyed Hossein Nasr for one of his most voluminous and important works, The Essential Frithjof Schuon (World Wisdom, 2005). In it, Dr Nasr covers salient features of Schuon’s work; Schuon’s place in the study of comparative religion; his central message or theme; Schuon’s thoughts on the “transcendent unity of religions”; his approach to epistemology and philosophy in general; and Schuon’s contributions to thought on art, beauty, the spiritual life, and many other topics. The “Introduction” ends with brief synopses of Schuon’s individual books. This is among the best summaries of the importance of Frithjof Schuon’s work in many areas of contemporary and traditional thought, written by one of the people best qualified for the task.