Prayer Fashions Man: Frithjof Schuon on the Spiritual LifeWorld Wisdom, Inc, 2005 - 267 páginas In 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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Página xii
... contains everything that is perfect and lov- able . " I earnestly hope that more of Schuon's unreleased writings will appear in public in the near future ; we will all benefit thereby . This is not to say that Schuon's teachings will ...
... contains everything that is perfect and lov- able . " I earnestly hope that more of Schuon's unreleased writings will appear in public in the near future ; we will all benefit thereby . This is not to say that Schuon's teachings will ...
Página xv
... contains an element of truth ; prayer both fashions and is fashioned by man , and the writings here assem- bled will serve in part to corroborate and amplify these important 1 They are in fact Schuon's own formulation ; see " Spiritual ...
... contains an element of truth ; prayer both fashions and is fashioned by man , and the writings here assem- bled will serve in part to corroborate and amplify these important 1 They are in fact Schuon's own formulation ; see " Spiritual ...
Página xviii
... contains this method , in Sufism , I finally decided to look for a Sufi master ; the outer form did not matter to me . " 8 Although Schuon made a home for himself within this spiritual framework , he was in no sense an apologist for the ...
... contains this method , in Sufism , I finally decided to look for a Sufi master ; the outer form did not matter to me . " 8 Although Schuon made a home for himself within this spiritual framework , he was in no sense an apologist for the ...
Página xxiv
... contain allusions to ideas , historical figures or events , and sacred texts that illumine or amplify his meaning , but a citation or other reference is not usually pro- vided . With this fact in mind and as an aid to the interested ...
... contain allusions to ideas , historical figures or events , and sacred texts that illumine or amplify his meaning , but a citation or other reference is not usually pro- vided . With this fact in mind and as an aid to the interested ...
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... contains some measure of certainty , and in metaphysical certitude there is always a measure of faith : faith is a luminous obscurity , and certitude is an obscure light . What God requires above all from man is faith : an attachment ...
... contains some measure of certainty , and in metaphysical certitude there is always a measure of faith : faith is a luminous obscurity , and certitude is an obscure light . What God requires above all from man is faith : an attachment ...
Contenido
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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 |
Términos y frases comunes
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