No. 6

How does one use the Lovers
To replace the pigeon in flight
The crown and heart continues to fight
The atmosphere seems too right
To give up, to end and sleep at night.
The sun shines ahead, behind the Lovers,
but the atmosphere is an illusion of the might.

Sufism

The basic purpose of human existence is acquisition of knowledge of God; there is no relationship more true than this spiritual affiliation. All other types of relationships are but derivative and dependent upon that spiritual connection, and in themselves nothing to boast of .

.-Lahiji: "Mafatih"

From "The Wisdom of Sufism," compiled by Leonard Lewisohn

Two out

I sent another hope and fear to Dr. E
Another trial and tribulation for my dumb action
Some time I have been silent
Until a splinter enters the skin
Crawling and generating
Testing and laughing
But this round I will win
Because I tap with no expectation
Only blessings and a genuine notion.

Manisha Savarna.

Things that Matter

Practically we are all so busy doing and acquiring things and more things. Things that we assume we need; from the physical to the spiritual. Everything matters.

We are forever trying to become better, improve our status, move forward, progress to a higher level and accumulate items that we term "essential."

Education (I want to make it to Harvard, Cambridge, USC whatever...), cars (I want a Benz, Ferrari whatever), house (I want a mansion!) and the funny thing is, we will never get enough.

So we keep on searching and becoming. We look at things from outside and deem that things shouldn't change. Things are always the same. But in reality they do. Our reality is the fantasy that our mind build and the nature, which draft the conditions.

But who dares to break away? Who steps out of the successful castle of fame, money and sex? We are all as carnal as ever. We only want three things in life, but never dare to admit our shallowness. We want fame, money and sex.

Fame, which satisfies our ego and uncontrolled optimism. Money which buys us material wealth and comfort. Sex that fulfills our sensual pleasures.

Nevertheless, we find that we can never have enough no matter how much we collect; even when there is a profit.

We continue in the pursuit for things that matter...

A perfect cycle nonetheless.

Zen Master

Two Zen monks who are looking at a flag waving in the air are arguing and they both assert that each one is correct. One insists that "The flag is moving." The other is determined that "The wind is moving."

Then, the Master upon hearing their loud voices appeared. They approached their Master and asked him to decide, who is right.

"I say that the flag is moving."

"No! How can the flag move on it's own. The wind is moving causing the flag to move along with it."

The Master smiled and said, "You are both wrong. Only consciousness is moving."