Road to the Heart by Frithjof Schuon
Poetry has been called the language of the gods and in this collection of over 80 short poems the principles and insights expressed in Schuon's other writings find a lyrical voice in the most simple and concise form. The poetic imagery is both metaphysical and mystical - whether Hindu Christian Moslem or Red Indian - as well as drawing on the rich and universal symbolism of Virgin Nature. The message much needed in our times is an affirmation of the essential goodness of creation and the preciousness of the human state not through self-deceiving optimism but because the Good and the Real coincide because God's essential nature is merciful because man's deepest being is joy peace and immortality.
"He feeds my soul..as does no other living religious writer" - Huston Smith, author of The World's Religions"
Frithjof Schuon wrote more than two dozen books on metaphysical, spiritual, artistic, and ethnic themes and was a regular contributor to journals on comparative religion in both Europe and America. He is best known as the foremost spokesman of the Perennial Philosophy and his writings have been consistently featured and reviewed in a wide range of scholarly and philosophical publications around the world, respected by both scholars and spiritual authorities. He was born in 1907 in Basle, Switzerland and died in the US in 1998. Harry Oldmeadow was Coordinator of Philosophy and Religious Studies at La Trobe University Bendigo, Australia, until his recent retirement. An acknowledged authority on the Perennialist school in general and Frithjof Schuon in particular, his articles have featured extensively in journals on comparative religion in America and Europe. He is the author of numerous works, including Traditionalism: Religion in the Light of the Perennial Philosophy (winner of the University of Sydney Medal for excellence in research), and Frithjof Schuon and the Perennial Philosophy. He lives in Australia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780941532204 |
| ISBN 10 | 0941532208 |
| Title | Road to the Heart |
| Author | Frithjof Schuon |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | World Wisdom Books |
| Year published | 2005-04-07 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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