Sunday, September 12, 2010

FROM ISLAM TO NON-DUALISM

A poem from Ibn al- Arabi who lived in the 12th/13th century and was perhaps the greatest Sufi sheikh and writer ever. The world can learn a lot from his teachings



There was a time when I took it amiss in my companion if his
Religion was not near to mine;
But now my heart takes on every form; it is
A pasture for the gazelles,
A monastery for monks,
A temple for the tables of the Torah,
A Ka'bah for the pilgrims and
The Holy Book of the Quran.
Love is my religion, and whichever way its riding beasts turn,
that way lies my religion and belief



Inayat Khan

Most gracious Lord, Master and saviour of humanity,
We greet thee with all humility.
Thou art the First Cause and the Last Effect, the Divine Light
and the Spirit of Guidance, Alpha and Omega.
Thy Light is in all forms, Thy Love in all beings: in a loving
mother, a kind father, in an innocent child, in a helpful
friend, in an inspiring teacher.
Allow us to recognise Thee in all Thy holy names and forms:
as Rama, as Krishna, as Shiva, as Buddha.
Let us know Thee as Abraham, as Solomon, as Zarathustra, as
Moses, as Jesus, as Muhammad, and in many other names
and forms, known and unknown to the world.

Inayat Khan

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