Frederick Franck

Quotes

• “all at once / I saw / that the sun / was round! Since then / I have been the happiest man on Earth!”

• “the grasses / whisper / “This / is / my / Body””

• “The sinner’s ego is crude / that of the saint refined, / distilled. Careful! It may / be more poisonous!”

• “Life ends with the previous thought / It is resurrected with the subsequent One”

• “They do not see what they look at, hence they know not what they do.”

Books by Frederick Franck in order

Books by Frederick Franck in the order they were published, from My Friend in Africa (1960) to What Matters (2004).

1. 1My Friend in AfricaMy Friend in Africa1960
2. 2African SketchbookAfrican Sketchbook1962
3. 3Drawings at the Second Vatican CouncilDrawings at the Second Vatican Council1963
4. 4My Eye Is in LoveMy Eye Is in Love1963
5. 5Outsider in the VaticanOutsider in the Vatican1965
6. 6Simenon's ParisSimenon's Paris1970
7. 7The Zen of SeeingThe Zen of Seeing1973
8. 8Pilgrimage to Now/herePilgrimage to Now/here1974
9. 9An Encounter with Oomoto "The Great Origin"An Encounter with Oomoto "The Great Origin"1975
10. 10The Book of Angelus Silesius With Observations by the AncieThe Book of Angelus Silesius With Observations by the Ancient Zen Masters1976
11. 11EveryoneEveryone1978
12. 12The Awakened EyeThe Awakened Eye1979
13. 13Art as a WayArt as a Way1981
14. 14The Buddha EyeThe Buddha Eye1982
15. 15Echoes from the Bottomless WellEchoes from the Bottomless Well1985
16. 16To Be Human Against All OddsTo Be Human Against All Odds1991
17. 17My Days with Albert SchweitzerMy Days with Albert Schweitzer1992
18. 18Zen Seeing, Zen DrawingZen Seeing, Zen Drawing1993
19. 19Pacem in TerrisPacem in Terris2000
20. 20The Angelic VersesThe Angelic Verses2000
21. 21Seeing VeniceSeeing Venice2002
22. 22A Passion for SeeingA Passion for Seeing2003
23. 23A Zen Book of HoursA Zen Book of Hours2003
24. 24What MattersWhat Matters2004