PAIN
Pain comes from seeing how arrogant you've
been, and
pain brings you out of this
Conceit.A child cannot be born until mother
has pain.
You are pregnant with real
Trust.The words of the Prophets and saints
are midwives that help, but first you must feel
Pain.To be without pain is to use the first
person wrongly.
"I" am this."I" am that.
"I" am God, like al-Hallaj, waited tillthat
was true to
say it "I" at the wrong
Time brings a curse. "I" at the right time
gives a blessing.
If a rooster crows early,
When it's still dark,he must have his head
cut off. What is
this beheading ? As one might
Extract a scorpion's sting to save it,
or a snake's venom to keep it from being stoned,
Headlessness comes from your cleansing
connection to
a teacher.Hold to
A true sheikh.Strength will come.Your strength
is his
gathering you closer. Soul
Of the soul of the soul,moment to moment,
hope to draw breath from that one. No matter
How long you've been apart.That presence
has no separation in it. Do you want to understand
More about this friendship ? Read the sura
called Daybreak
They say,
"The King of Love will turn from
his lovers" - Lies!
They say, "The darkness will never turn
to dawn" - Lies!
They say, "Do not sacrifice your life for
love's sake.
When
the body dies, you will die" - Lies!
They say, " The tears you shed in love
are worthless.
They block your eyes and hold you from
the truth " - Lies!
They say, " You can go beyond the cycle
of time
but your soul
can travel no further " - Lies!
People who are caught in their own vanity
say,
"The lives of the prophets are nothing
but fairly tales " - Lies!
People who have lost their way say,
"The servant can never reach God"
- Lies!
They say,
"The Knower of Secrets does not
tell His servants all the mysteries of the Unseen" - Lies!
They say,
"He does not reveal the heart's
innermost secrets. He does not lift His servants up to heaven" - Lies!
They say,
"One who is born of Earth will never
join the angels in heaven" - Lies!
They say,
" The pure soul must remain in
this earthly nest;
it will never soar on the wings of love
" - Lies!
They say,
" The sun of God does not fill
this whole world;
He misses a few atoms. " - Lies!
Now go to that inner stillness.
Some say,
"You will not
hear the voice of God there. " - Lies!
