His doctoral dissertation, which studied the relationship between French literature and Hindu thought (Littérature française et la Pensée Hindoue), was awarded the Prix d’Asie by the Académie des sciences d'outre-mer.
[2] Coming across the writings of René Guénon in 1951, Biès discovered the existence of initiatory teachings.
This had a large influence on his beliefs and writings and he went on to meet several prominent members of the Traditionalist School including Frithjof Schuon.
[6] Biès has written extensively on the subject of traditional wisdom and his works take many forms including essays, poetry, travel accounts, personal testimonies, and scholarly articles.
[2] The Catholic philosopher Jean Borella referred to Biès as "one of the great and most authentic poets of our time".