Essence of the One
You must have
shadow and light source
both.
Listen,
and lay your head
under the tree of
awe.
~ Jalal ad-din Rumi
-Translated by Coleman Barks.
Nothing exists in this creation
except as a reflection of the One,
the Source of Light.
Even the moon which shines so brightly
in the night sky
carries no light of its own.
It only reflects the light of the Sun.
And the same moon on other nights
reflects no light at all.
The sun and moon remain the same,
only our perspectives change.
We are all like the moon
reflecting the Light of the Sun.
Each of our brothers and sisters
reflects the same light.
How much light or darkness we see
depends on our perspectives.
There is only Light
in the reality of
the Essence of the One.
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