This place is a dream.Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like dawn,and you wake up laughingat what you thought was your grief. But there’s a difference with this dream.Everything cruel and unconsciousdone in the illusion of the present world,all that does not fade away at the death-waking. It stays,and it must be […]
Lovers
In the realm of lovers There is only one beloved In this realm of lovers There is no coming nor going Lovers wander Looking for each other There is no need for this wandering The soul of lovers Lives in a place beyond time The one beloved Searching for herself in the other Let us […]
I Want That Love
Lift your veil so I may see your face Part the clouds so I may see the moon Scatter your hair so I may sense your fragrance Part your lips so I may kiss your breath I want that Love that moved the mountains I want that Love that split the oceans I want that Love […]
A Great Wagon
When I see your face, the stones start spinning! You appear; all studying wanders. I lose my place. Water turns pearly. Fire dies down and doesn’t destroy. In your presence I don’t want what I thought I wanted, those three little hanging lamps. Inside your face the ancient manuscripts Seem like rusty mirrors. You breathe; […]
Don’t go back to sleep
For years, copying other people, I tried to know myself. From within, I couldn’t decide what to do. Unable to see, I heard my name being called. Then I walked outside. The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep. You must ask for what you really want. Don’t go […]
Intellect is a Shackle
O my child, intellect is a shackle on the foot of one who walks the Path. Break the bond; the Way is open! The intellect is a chain, the heart may be deceptive, and even your soul is a veil – the Path is hidden from all three. When you lift the intellect, soul, and […]
Looking for your face
From the beginning of my life I have been looking for your face but today I have seen it Today I have seen the charm, the beauty, and the unfathomable grace of the face that I have been looking for Today I have found you and those who laughed and scorned me yesterday are sorry […]
Do You Love Me?
A lover asked his beloved, Do you love yourself more than you love me? The beloved replied, I have died to myself and I live for you. I’ve disappeared from myself and my attributes. I am present only for you. I have forgotten all my learning, but from knowing you I have become a scholar. […]