Category: The Jewelled Garden

Just as the one rain-water inside all herbs is transformed variously according to the numberless tastes, odours, properties and effects of the respective herbs, so is the inner self according Continue Reading →

Strange! How life’s caravan passes Be wise, rejoice in a moment’s peace. Wine Bearer, shed no tears for tomorrow’s pain, For night unfailingly passes into dawn. * * * The Continue Reading →

A disciple asked Rabbi Shmelke: “We are commanded to love our neighbour as ourself. How can I do this if my neighbour has wronged me?” The rabbi answered: “You must Continue Reading →

From the field of Serenity the field of Mindfulness is born.  God, the Most High, says, “They celebrate His praises right and day, nor do they ever flag or intermit.” Continue Reading →

Hatim Asamm was a  pupil and spiritual student of Khwaja Shaqiq of Balkh.  After thirty years engaged in this path, his spiritual guide one day asked him if he had Continue Reading →

O living flame of love Oh llama de amor viva O living flame of love that so tenderly wounds my soul at its deepest center: you are no longer fickle, Continue Reading →

Hey, boy, pass the bowl round and offer it; At first love seemed easy, but snags have cropped up. In desire of the pod of musk the eastern breeze might Continue Reading →

Jesus said to his disciples, “Do not take wages from those whom you teach, except such wages as you gave me.  Salt of the earth, do not become corrupt.  Everything, Continue Reading →

The Simple State Listen, you saints– I see that the world is crazy. When I tell the truth, people run to beat me up– when I tell lies, they believe Continue Reading →

God is One– His names are many. Not a blade of grass exists without remembering Him. Consider life a fortnight. Not even a fly exists without His sustenance. *  * Continue Reading →