Sufism: Veil and Quintessence : a New Translation with Selected LettersWorld Wisdom, Inc, 2006 - 196 páginas "This revised and expanded edition of Frithjof Schuon's Sufism: Veil and Quintessence contains: a new translation of this classic work; previously unpublished correspondence by Frithjob Schuon; an editor's preface by James S. |
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Página xi
... questions posed by the many inquirers and visitors, from a variety of religious back- grounds, who looked to him for advice; over a thousand of his letters have been preserved. He also composed nearly twelve hundred short spiritual ...
... questions posed by the many inquirers and visitors, from a variety of religious back- grounds, who looked to him for advice; over a thousand of his letters have been preserved. He also composed nearly twelve hundred short spiritual ...
Página xiv
... question of inventing truth , but of remembering it . Objectivity is the essence of intelligence , but intelligence is often far from being conformed to its essence . In fact objectivity may be seen as the quasi - moral quality — or ...
... question of inventing truth , but of remembering it . Objectivity is the essence of intelligence , but intelligence is often far from being conformed to its essence . In fact objectivity may be seen as the quasi - moral quality — or ...
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... question is the essence of the individual , although the idea of “ atom ” weakens this meaning ; here there are two “ absolutizations ” that contradict each other within the surge of spiritual emotion , which all told mixes together two ...
... question is the essence of the individual , although the idea of “ atom ” weakens this meaning ; here there are two “ absolutizations ” that contradict each other within the surge of spiritual emotion , which all told mixes together two ...
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... question , which is of capital importance , in the next chapter.6 * * perspicacious , or else simply resigned to the feebleness of. The effort to depict the plenitude and limitlessness of Paradise has given rise to quantitative metaphors ...
... question , which is of capital importance , in the next chapter.6 * * perspicacious , or else simply resigned to the feebleness of. The effort to depict the plenitude and limitlessness of Paradise has given rise to quantitative metaphors ...
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... question solely of baits and bugbears : the delights and torments are respectively the cosmic equivalents of virtues ... questions of rhetoric , but it is necessary here , and it seems useful to us at this point to make the following ...
... question solely of baits and bugbears : the delights and torments are respectively the cosmic equivalents of virtues ... questions of rhetoric , but it is necessary here , and it seems useful to us at this point to make the following ...
Termos e frases comuns
Absolute accentuation according Advaita Vedānta ahādīth Allāh Arabic Aryan beauty believe Bhagavad Gītā Book of Keys Brahma certitude Christian contrary Dhikr divine doctrine editor's note element esoterism Essence everything evil Exo-Esoteric Symbiosis expression fact faith Faqr fideists Frithjof Schuon fundamental Ghazzali gnosis hadith hand heart hence Hindu Hinduism Holy human Hyperbolism Ibn Arabi ilāha illā immanent includes Infinite inspiration intellection intelligence Islam knowledge Koran language literally Llāh logic Manifestation Māyā means mentality Mercy metaphysical moral Muhammad Muslim mystery mystical Name nature nonetheless outward Paradise paradoxical perspective philosophy pious point of view possible practice prayer precisely Principle priori Prophet qualities question Rahmah reality reason regard religion religious remembrance sacred saint Sanskrit Semitic sense Shahadah shariah soul speaking spiritual Sufi Sufism Sunnah Surah Symbiosis symbolism theology things thou tion traditional transcendent true truth Unity universal unto vaishya Vedānta veil virtue whereas wisdom words
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Página 153 - Moses' seat : all therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do ; but do not ye after their works : for they say, and do not. For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders ; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
Página 151 - Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn .again and rend you.