Dr,
Muhammad Iqbal (1873-1938),
The ‘I am’
which he seeketh, Lieth beyond philosophy, beyond knowledge.
The plant that groweth
only from the invisible soil of the heart of man,
Groweth not from
a mere heap of clay!
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Iqbal on Religion
Art thou in the stage of ‘life.’ ‘death’,
or ‘death-in-life.’ Invoke the aid of three witnesses to verify thy ‘Station.’
The first witness is thine own consciousness
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See thyself, then, with thine own light.
The second witness is the consciousness
of another ego -
See thyself, then, with the light of an
ego other than thee.
The third witness is God’s consciousness
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See thyself, then, with God’s light.
If thou standest unshaken in front of
this light,
Consider thyself as living and eternal
as He!
That man alone is real who dares -
Dares to see God face to face!
What is ‘Ascension’? Only a search for
a witness
Who may finally confirm thy reality -
A witness whose confirmation alone makes
thee eternal.
No one can stand unshaken in His Presence;
And he who can, verily, he is pure gold.
Art thou a mere particle of dust?
Tighten the knot of thy ego;
And hold fast to thy tiny being!
How glorious to burnish one’s ego.
And to test its lustre in the presence
of the Sun!
Re-chisel, then, thine ancient frame;
And build up a new being.
Such being is real being;
Or else thy ego is a mere ring of smoke!
J«vid N«mah
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