The perfect Way’s like boundless space
Nothing lacking, nothing extra
It is because of choice
That its absolute truth is lost.
Don’t pursue externals;
Don’t dally in the interior void.
When the spirit remains serene
In the unity of things
Dualism vanishes by itself;
When that unity is not clear
There is loss in both directions.
What’s
the need to bow
and pray, to beg for long life?
Clearly the original spirit is pure.
Shatter space to become free, and
wishing jewels and relics are
all empty names.
There
is nothing that
is impure, nothing in need of
elimination, no place to go, not a thing to
obtain. Shed the duality that you are a seeker
in search of some attainment. Just be
as you are, without attachment
to anything, anyone,
any state, any
ideal.
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“now we terminate those who oversee the nuclear weapons, my lord”
I have said to the
crude-minded Fakhruddin Razi
and the dull King Khwarazmshah and
several other joyless philosophers, With your way
you leave behind the beauty of flowers and peacefulness
and walk steadily into darkness. You ignore the obvious miracles
in favor of smoke and ghosts. The false self of ego makes your
decisions. You feel confused and blocked, but wisdom
knows that this material world is a door to spirit.
Specific actions are required, and careful
We live in a place where
thorns and poisonous plants grow wild,
but fruit trees, roses, and vegetables need tending.
The diligent farming work is virtue. Fakhruddin and Khwarazmshah
disagree. They’re like the locusts who descend and eat crops rather than help
them grow. I wrap myself like Muhammad in this robe of torso, limbs,
and face, this splendid covering of phenomenal existence,
where I grow toward some destiny I know not,
only that I must live fully here
to reach the next.
this whole universe is the Beloved
Soul guides and prophets
have an innate innocence, but they are
subject to the same consequences as everyone.
If a donkey veers off-course, he will be hit with a stick.
If you do wrong, you will be punished. Abu Bakr said
that steadiness is the central virtue. From the
mind’s stability comes right action
which in turn balances the
intelligence.
They asked me why
prophets were given hardship.
I said it helps to have clear indications.
And I added silently to myself, Be more
humble like someone help captive.
Bow to the one who
can free you.
