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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Page xi
... natural participation of the human microcosm in the divine Meta- cosm❞ — that is , deification , or perfect union ... nature as image and likeness of God , answers the divine call , and thus fulfills his obligation to worship , praise ...
... natural participation of the human microcosm in the divine Meta- cosm❞ — that is , deification , or perfect union ... nature as image and likeness of God , answers the divine call , and thus fulfills his obligation to worship , praise ...
Page xii
... nature and purpose of prayer and deserves to be welcomed into 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 ...
... nature and purpose of prayer and deserves to be welcomed into 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 ...
Page xvi
... nature , made to serve as pontifex for the rest of creation , is itself a mode of prayer , and this being so it is impossible for us not to pray , whether well or ill ; even more remarkably , it is only because , or insofar as , we do ...
... nature , made to serve as pontifex for the rest of creation , is itself a mode of prayer , and this being so it is impossible for us not to pray , whether well or ill ; even more remarkably , it is only because , or insofar as , we do ...
Page xvii
... nature , or the spiritual path - Schuon wrote extensively on all of these subjects - his fundamental concerns were always of an opera- tive or maieutic order , as he sought to lead readers , not simply to a deeper understanding of the ...
... nature , or the spiritual path - Schuon wrote extensively on all of these subjects - his fundamental concerns were always of an opera- tive or maieutic order , as he sought to lead readers , not simply to a deeper understanding of the ...
Page xx
... nature , and who find themselves naturally drawn to a life of inwardness and contemplative prayer - and such readers will be offered much by this book . But at the same time Schuon never for- gets that the esoterist is still a human ...
... nature , and who find themselves naturally drawn to a life of inwardness and contemplative prayer - and such readers will be offered much by this book . But at the same time Schuon never for- gets that the esoterist is still a human ...
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