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 xvi
... reality of prayer . Man's innermost being , and not just his personality or character , is in some mysterious way interwoven into the actual fabric of prayer , and without the generative force of his orisons , he would be " without form ...
... reality of prayer . Man's innermost being , and not just his personality or character , is in some mysterious way interwoven into the actual fabric of prayer , and without the generative force of his orisons , he would be " without form ...
Página xix
... Reality is the truth " , or simply " God is real ” ; it is part of a formula , traditionally ascribed to the advaitic sage Shankara ( 788-820 ) , which Schuon often cited in summary of his own metaphysical outlook : “ God is real ; the ...
... Reality is the truth " , or simply " God is real ” ; it is part of a formula , traditionally ascribed to the advaitic sage Shankara ( 788-820 ) , which Schuon often cited in summary of his own metaphysical outlook : “ God is real ; the ...
Página xxii
... Reality is but a thin partition : God is infinitely close to man , but man is infi- nitely far from God . This partition , for man , is a mountain ; man stands in front of a mountain that he must remove with his own 11 Schuon liked to ...
... Reality is but a thin partition : God is infinitely close to man , but man is infi- nitely far from God . This partition , for man , is a mountain ; man stands in front of a mountain that he must remove with his own 11 Schuon liked to ...
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... reality of the Supreme Principle , and then the non - reality - or the relative reality - of the world , which manifests that Principle . However , man must not make use of intentions that surpass his nature ; if he is not a ...
... reality of the Supreme Principle , and then the non - reality - or the relative reality - of the world , which manifests that Principle . However , man must not make use of intentions that surpass his nature ; if he is not a ...
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... reality of the Principle and then , correla- tively , the non - reality - or the lesser reality - of the world , which manifests that Principle . But it is not enough to know that “ Brahma is Reality ; the world is appearance " ; it is ...
... reality of the Principle and then , correla- tively , the non - reality - or the lesser reality - of the world , which manifests that Principle . But it is not enough to know that “ Brahma is Reality ; the world is appearance " ; it is ...
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