Saturday 18 January 2014

Sufi Light

'I' and 'You'

'I' and 'you' are but the lattices,
In the niches of a lamp,
Through which the One Light shines.

'I' and 'you' are the veil
Between heaven and earth;
Lift this veil and you will see
No longer the bond of sects and creeds.

When 'I' and 'you' do not exist,
What is mosque, what is synagogue?
What is the Temple of Fire?


The Written Faith

Read the writing on your heart,
And you will understand whatever you desire,
For on the day He kneaded the clay,
He wrote on your heart, by grace, the faith.


From "The Secret Rose Garden" by Shabistari  (Sa'd ud Din Mahmud Shabistari - 1250-1320)

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