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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 37
Page
... understand- ing for readers of all levels . " -Vincent Rossi , Director of Education for the Jerusalem Patri- archate of the Orthodox Church " In this remarkable book Schuon , attentive doctor of the soul , exposes the soul's sophisms ...
... understand- ing for readers of all levels . " -Vincent Rossi , Director of Education for the Jerusalem Patri- archate of the Orthodox Church " In this remarkable book Schuon , attentive doctor of the soul , exposes the soul's sophisms ...
Page ii
... Understanding Islam Light on the Ancient Worlds In the Tracks of Buddhism Treasures of Buddhism Logic and Transcendence Esoterism as Principle and as Way Castes and Races Sufism : Veil and Quintessence From the Divine to the Human ...
... Understanding Islam Light on the Ancient Worlds In the Tracks of Buddhism Treasures of Buddhism Logic and Transcendence Esoterism as Principle and as Way Castes and Races Sufism : Veil and Quintessence From the Divine to the Human ...
Page xii
... the library of everyone who wishes to understand how a man or woman , faced with the degradations and distractions of modern life , may yet remain faithful to God xii Prayer Fashions Man : Frithjof Schuon on the Spiritual Life.
... the library of everyone who wishes to understand how a man or woman , faced with the degradations and distractions of modern life , may yet remain faithful to God xii Prayer Fashions Man : Frithjof Schuon on the Spiritual Life.
Page xvi
... Understanding Islam ( Bloomington , Indiana : World Wisdom Books , 1998 ) , p . 155. The Latin phrase sum ergo oro , " I am : therefore I pray ” , is deliberately used as a corrective to the famous expression of René Descartes : cogito ...
... Understanding Islam ( Bloomington , Indiana : World Wisdom Books , 1998 ) , p . 155. The Latin phrase sum ergo oro , " I am : therefore I pray ” , is deliberately used as a corrective to the famous expression of René Descartes : cogito ...
Page xvii
... understanding of the religious traditions , but to a more lucid discernment of the presence of God in their lives . Never satis- fied with a purely cerebral or academic approach , Schuon was well aware that " knowledge saves only on ...
... understanding of the religious traditions , but to a more lucid discernment of the presence of God in their lives . Never satis- fied with a purely cerebral or academic approach , Schuon was well aware that " knowledge saves only on ...
Contents
1 | |
13 | |
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