Frithjof Schuon: Messenger of the Perennial Philosophy
This biographical film is a powerful and worthy testament to this epoch s most important philosopher and religious thinker, Frithjof Schuon. His written opus, rich in truth and beauty, has served as a continual source of spiritual guidance and illumination in my life. Therefore, I relish the opportunity this film provides for others to experience the sense of the sacred which permeates Schuon s life and writings. --Houston Smith, author of The World s Religions: Our Great Wisdom TraditionsThis DVD, extensive, detailed, and intimate, is expertly edited, with a series of memorable images and beautiful music. It comprises both biographical narrative, and a series of interviews with Schuon s wife and several of his life-long associates from both Europe and America. --William Stoddart, author of Remembering in a World of ForgettingDrawing on Frithjof Schuon s memoirs, on rare film interviews and photographs, on his prodigious philosophical and artistic corpus, and on the reflections of some of his closest friends and followers, this captivating documentary illuminates the life and work of the most profound metaphysician of our epoch. Frithjof Schuon, Messenger of the Perennial Philosophy leaves the viewer with that heightened sense of the sacred which pervades Schuon s work and which he sought to restore to the contemporary world. A magnificent tribute to one of the most remarkable spiritual teachers of the modern era. --Harry Oldmeadow, La Trobe University (Australia), author of Frithjof Schuon and the Perennial Philosophy