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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... Hindu guru because of the laws of the castes , I had to look elsewhere ; and since Islam de facto 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 ...
... Hindu guru because of the laws of the castes , I had to look elsewhere ; and since Islam de facto 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 ...
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... Hindu swamis to Native American chiefs and shamans , while hundreds of correspondents and visitors from nearly every religious background looked to him for advice . A traditional master in the midst of modern life , Schuon drew upon the ...
... Hindu swamis to Native American chiefs and shamans , while hundreds of correspondents and visitors from nearly every religious background looked to him for advice . A traditional master in the midst of modern life , Schuon drew upon the ...
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... Hinduism , where the Names of Krishna and Rama can be found among a variety of invocatory mantras . Building as it ... Hindu saint Ramakrishna ( 1834-86 ) , " God and His Name are identical " ( see Chapter 4 , " Modes of Prayer ” , p ...
... Hinduism , where the Names of Krishna and Rama can be found among a variety of invocatory mantras . Building as it ... Hindu saint Ramakrishna ( 1834-86 ) , " God and His Name are identical " ( see Chapter 4 , " Modes of Prayer ” , p ...
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Contents
Dimensions of Prayer | 1 |
Fundamental Keys | 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 |
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