Frithjof Schuon Songs for a Spiritual Traveler Selected Poems German-English Edition 2002

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1、Poetry/SpiritualitySCHUOWhatdoesasagethinkaboutonadailybasis?Ifonehaseverwonderedwhatthecontentsofasage’sconsciousnessmightbe,thesepoemsgivetheSongsforareaderauniqueinsightintosuchasoul.Whatstrikesusasweperusepoemafterpoemistheperfectsimplicityofsoulofasage,as

2、implicitythatwediscoverissynonymouswithperfectobjectivityandperfectsincerity.TheNSpiritualTravelerreadermindfulofthesacredweightofwordsandthirstingforknowledgeofthereal,willfindherefoodforendlesshoursofmeditativethoughtandbeautytomelttheheart.SelectedPoemsLong

3、knownasthepreeminentrepresentativeoftheSophiaPerennis,thatspringofspiritualwisdomwhichunderliesandpenetratesalltheworld’sreligions,FrithjofSchuonistheauthorofmorethan20booksofessaysonmetaphysicalandphilosophicalthemes.IntheclosingyearsofhislifeheSONGSwroteover

4、3000poemsinhisnativeGermanfromwhichthiscurrentcollec-tionisdrawn.EachofthesepoemsisatruecompasspointingthereadertoSchuon’sfundamentaltheme:theRemembranceofGod.Thespiritualtrav-elermaycarrythisbookforalifetimeandnotexhaustitscontentbecauseitscontentistheinexhau

5、stiblybeautifullifeoftheSpirit.FOR“Mysticalexperiencealmostinevitablyleadstopoetry.Thegreatmys-ticsallovertheworldusedthelanguageofpoetrywhentryingtobeckontoamysterythatliesbeyondthenormalhumanexpression,andthemostglori-AousworksinEasternandWesternreligionsare

6、thehymnsofthemystics,betheySufisorChristians,HindusorZenmonks…WearenotsurprisedSPIRITUALthatFrithjofSchuontoofeltcompelledtowritepoetry…Herewelistentothethinkerwho,farfromthecomplicatedscholarlysentencesofhislearnedproseworks,singsthesimpleprayersofthelongings

7、oul…Thesetenderlyr-icsshowthefamousthinkerinaverydifferentlightandfromanunexpectedside.”AnnemarieSchimmel,ProfessorEmeritus,HarvardUniversityT.S.EliotwroteofSchuon’sTheTranscendentUnityofReligions,“ITRAVELERhavemetwithnomoreimpressiveworkinthecomparativestudyo

8、fOrientalandOccidentalreligion.”“ThebeautyofSchuon’spoetrytouchesuponthatluminouscenterwherethewayofknowledgeandthepathofloveconverge.”PatrickLaude,GeorgetownUniversityISBN0-941532