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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... cause in connection with our spiritual weakness . 4 4 The Bible — especially the Book of Job - the Koran , and other revealed Scriptures clearly show this link between " trial " and " faith " ; the Koran says : " Do men imagine that ...
... cause in connection with our spiritual weakness . 4 4 The Bible — especially the Book of Job - the Koran , and other revealed Scriptures clearly show this link between " trial " and " faith " ; the Koran says : " Do men imagine that ...
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... causes : man himself , the world , God . According to the point of view adopted , we may take into consideration one or another of these causes , but we cannot deny any of them . Man is the author of his misfortune insofar as it is ...
... causes : man himself , the world , God . According to the point of view adopted , we may take into consideration one or another of these causes , but we cannot deny any of them . Man is the author of his misfortune insofar as it is ...
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... rare qualities of nobility and contemplative penetration , of intuition of the universal essences . * * The fact that spiritual causes can engender darkness in no 10 Prayer Fashions Man : Frithjof Schuon on the Spiritual Life.
... rare qualities of nobility and contemplative penetration , of intuition of the universal essences . * * The fact that spiritual causes can engender darkness in no 10 Prayer Fashions Man : Frithjof Schuon on the Spiritual Life.
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... causes can engender darkness in no way signi- fies that darkness always has spiritual causes . The criterion is in the nature of the darkness in question and in the way in which it is experienced . A spiritually necessary form of ...
... causes can engender darkness in no way signi- fies that darkness always has spiritual causes . The criterion is in the nature of the darkness in question and in the way in which it is experienced . A spiritually necessary form of ...
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... causes - whether cosmic or human - must be admitted where their intervention results from the nature of things , but not for the sake of satisfying a postulate whose metaphysical basis and practical bearing have been lost sight of ...
... causes - whether cosmic or human - must be admitted where their intervention results from the nature of things , but not for the sake of satisfying a postulate whose metaphysical basis and practical bearing have been lost sight of ...
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