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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Frithjof Schuon on the Spiritual Life Frithjof Schuon James S. Cutsinger. Frithjof Schuon in 1952 FOREWORD Frithjof Schuon ( 1907-1998 ) , the most important.
Frithjof Schuon on the Spiritual Life Frithjof Schuon James S. Cutsinger. Frithjof Schuon in 1952 FOREWORD Frithjof Schuon ( 1907-1998 ) , the most important.
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... important twentieth - century exponent of the philosophia perennis , came to wide public attention in the English ... importance that he accords to prayer . He concludes his study by speaking of prayer's role in " perfecting the natural ...
... important twentieth - century exponent of the philosophia perennis , came to wide public attention in the English ... importance that he accords to prayer . He concludes his study by speaking of prayer's role in " perfecting the natural ...
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... 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 Perspectives X " , p . 182 . insights . But if we are to grasp the full XV.
... 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 Perspectives X " , p . 182 . insights . But if we are to grasp the full XV.
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... importance of faith and spiritual practice . " Even if our writings had on average no other result than the restitution for some of the saving barque that is prayer , " he once explained , " we would owe it to God to consider ourselves ...
... importance of faith and spiritual practice . " Even if our writings had on average no other result than the restitution for some of the saving barque that is prayer , " he once explained , " we would owe it to God to consider ourselves ...
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... importance of prayer . " If you understand what is essential and what is absolute , " he said , " you want to assimilate it ; otherwise one is a hypocrite . . . . We may think that God is God : Brahma satyam . But it is not enough to ...
... importance of prayer . " If you understand what is essential and what is absolute , " he said , " you want to assimilate it ; otherwise one is a hypocrite . . . . We may think that God is God : Brahma satyam . But it is not enough to ...
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 |
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