Category: The Jewelled Garden

What is the meaning of wine, candle-flame and Witness? What is intended by the words, “being a tavern drunk”?* Reply Wine, candle-flame and Witness are of one meaning Since every Continue Reading →

At dawn, the nightingale called upon the blossom: Do not tease and torment me so, There are many blossoms so beautiful Blooming in this garden of life. The flower, smiling, Continue Reading →

You must forget yourself in prayer. Think of yourself as nothing and pray only for the sake of God. In such prayer you may come to transcend time, entering the Continue Reading →

Some fragments from the Gospel of Thomas*, also known as the Hidden Sayings of Jesus: 3 : 1  Jesus said, “If your leaders say to you, ‘Look, the kingdom is Continue Reading →

From ‘The Duties of Brotherhood’ by Al-Ghazali*: The third duty concerns the tongue, which should sometimes be silent and at other times speak out. As for silence, the tongue should Continue Reading →

Mansur al Hallaj was a Persian mystic, born around 858 CE and executed on the banks of the Tigris on March 26th 922.  He is most famous for having said, Continue Reading →

The Senses I’ve extinguished the flame: there’s no more smoke from the lamp. Only the moon’s left: there’s nothing else. I’ve dried out the wick: I haven’t replenished the oil. Continue Reading →

Master Lin-Chi* instructed a group, saying: Those who study the Dharma of the buddhas these days should approach it with a true and proper understanding. If you approach it with Continue Reading →

What have you spread yourself out on? You are here for only a few moments. It is a fair that is over in a flash. Do something, now is the Continue Reading →

Few Cross Over Few cross over the river. Most are stranded on this side. On the riverbank they run up and down. But the wise man, following the way, Crosses Continue Reading →