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
... possible acts " . But Schuon's observation may be taken to apply , in one way or another , to all prayer , for all prayer brings us to God , which is in the final analysis the only thing that matters in life ( and in death ) . " Prayer ...
... possible acts " . But Schuon's observation may be taken to apply , in one way or another , to all prayer , for all prayer brings us to God , which is in the final analysis the only thing that matters in life ( and in death ) . " Prayer ...
Page xii
... possible with God's help ; nothing is possible without it ” ; or from his advice on how to overcome sorrow : " To fight sadness , we have no other means than to fix the gaze of the intelligence and the soul on the Infinite , which ...
... possible with God's help ; nothing is possible without it ” ; or from his advice on how to overcome sorrow : " To fight sadness , we have no other means than to fix the gaze of the intelligence and the soul on the Infinite , which ...
Page xxii
... possible , " says the Gospel . In fact , what separates man from divine 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 ...
... possible , " says the Gospel . In fact , what separates man from divine 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 ...
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... 74 ) . 16 The Fullness of God : Frithjof Schuon on Christianity ( Bloomington , Indiana : World Wisdom , 2004 ) . to be as unobtrusive as possible , we have chosen xxiv Prayer Fashions Man : Frithjof Schuon on the Spiritual Life.
... 74 ) . 16 The Fullness of God : Frithjof Schuon on Christianity ( Bloomington , Indiana : World Wisdom , 2004 ) . to be as unobtrusive as possible , we have chosen xxiv Prayer Fashions Man : Frithjof Schuon on the Spiritual Life.
Page xxv
... possible , we have chosen not to interrupt Schuon's prose with asterisks or other symbols , leaving it to the reader to consult the notes when in need . It should be understood that this editorial apparatus does not presume to offer an ...
... possible , we have chosen not to interrupt Schuon's prose with asterisks or other symbols , leaving it to the reader to consult the notes when in need . It should be understood that this editorial apparatus does not presume to offer an ...
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
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