Publication
Imprint: Bloomington, Indiana : World Wisdom, 2005. Series: The Writings of Frithjof Schuon. Responsibility: Frithjof Schuon, selected and edited by James S. Cutsinger; translated from the French by Mark Perry in collaboration with Jean-Pierre Lafouge, Deborah Casey, and James S. Cutsinger; with a foreword by Philip Zaleski. OCLC Number: 56942502. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xxv, 267 pages : portrait ; 23 cm. Features: Includes bibliography, glossary, index.
Call number
PS / Schuo
ISBN
0941532658 / 9780941532655
Original publication date
2005
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Description: The great 20th century metaphysician Frithjof Schuon was also a spiritual master familiar with the spiritual struggles of modern seekers. He once wrote, “To be a human being means to be connected with God; life has no meaning without this.” This “human vocation” means that until we find a personal connection with God we are not able to connect with the innermost being that lies locked up within the human heart.
James S. Cutsinger, author and editor, has collected into this volume some of the most memorable writings on prayer and the spiritual life by this great 20th century spiritual figure. Prayer Fashions Man includes an appendix of excerpts from letters and other writings which have not been published before. Thus, previous readers of Schuon will rejoice in this wonderful collection of many of his best writings on prayer and the human vocation, as well as seeing some materials they have never seen before. Readers new to Schuon will find, as countless others have, insights on spirituality that call to their innermost being in a universal language that all people of all times and all religions can, and indeed must, understand. -- from publisher
Table of Contents: Foreword by Philip Zaleski
Introduction by James S. Cutsinger
Chapter 1: Dimensions of Prayer
Chapter 2: Fundamental Keys
Chapter 3: Prayer and the Integration of the Psychic Elements
Chapter 4: Modes of Prayer
Chapter 5: Trials and Happiness
Chapter 6: What Sincerity Is and Is Not
Chapter 7: Dimensions of the Human Vocation
Chapter 8: Microcosm and Symbol
Chapter 9: Meditation
Chapter 10: The Servant and Union
Appendix: A Sampling of Letters and Other Previously Unpublished Materials
Editor’s Notes, Sources, Glossary of Foreign Terms and Phrases, Index, Biographical Notes
FY2006 /
James S. Cutsinger, author and editor, has collected into this volume some of the most memorable writings on prayer and the spiritual life by this great 20th century spiritual figure. Prayer Fashions Man includes an appendix of excerpts from letters and other writings which have not been published before. Thus, previous readers of Schuon will rejoice in this wonderful collection of many of his best writings on prayer and the human vocation, as well as seeing some materials they have never seen before. Readers new to Schuon will find, as countless others have, insights on spirituality that call to their innermost being in a universal language that all people of all times and all religions can, and indeed must, understand. -- from publisher
Table of Contents: Foreword by Philip Zaleski
Introduction by James S. Cutsinger
Chapter 1: Dimensions of Prayer
Chapter 2: Fundamental Keys
Chapter 3: Prayer and the Integration of the Psychic Elements
Chapter 4: Modes of Prayer
Chapter 5: Trials and Happiness
Chapter 6: What Sincerity Is and Is Not
Chapter 7: Dimensions of the Human Vocation
Chapter 8: Microcosm and Symbol
Chapter 9: Meditation
Chapter 10: The Servant and Union
Appendix: A Sampling of Letters and Other Previously Unpublished Materials
Editor’s Notes, Sources, Glossary of Foreign Terms and Phrases, Index, Biographical Notes
FY2006 /
Physical description
xxv, 267 p.; 23 cm
Description
The great 20th century metaphysician Frithjof Schuon was also a spiritual master familiar with the spiritual struggles of modern seekers. He once wrote, To be a human being means to be connected with God; life has no meaning without this. This human vocation means that until we find a personal connection with God we are not able to connect with the innermost being that lies locked up within the human heart. Schuon's simplest solution to all people of all religious persuasions: You must pray, always pray.
Language
Original language
French