Sources

The text of this book consists of specially arranged excerpts from the following works of Frithjof Schuon:

Castes and Races, chapter "Principles and Criteria of Art."

Christianity./Islam, chapter "On the Margin of Liturgical Improvisations."

Esoterism as Principle and as Way, chapters "Foundations of an Integral Aesthetics," "Degrees of Art," and "The Role of Appearances."

From the Divine to the Human, chapters "Structure and Universality of the Conditions of Existence," "The Message of the Human Body," "The Sense of the Sacred," and "To Refuse or to Accept Revelation."

In the Face of the Absolute, chapter "Sedes Sapientiae."

Light on the Ancient Worlds, chapters "The Ancient Worlds in Perspective" and "The Shamanism of the Red Indians."

Logic and Transcendence, chapters "The Saint and the Divine Image" and "Truths and Errors Concerning Beauty."

Spiritual Perspectives and Human Facts, section "Aesthetics and Symbolism in Art and Nature."

To Have a Center, chapters "To Have a Center," "Fundamental Keys," and "A Message of Vestimentary Art."

The Transcendent Unity of Religions, chapter "Concerning Forms in Art."

Treasures of Buddhism, chapter "Treasures of Buddhism."

Understanding Islam, chapters "Islam" and "The Path."

Poems from Road to the Heart.

Excerpts from private correspondence.