Essence of the One
The inner secret,
that which was never born,
you are that freshness,
and I am with you now.
I can’t explain the goings,
or the comings.
You enter suddenly,
and I am nowhere again.
Inside the majesty.
by Jalal id-din Rumi,
translated by Coleman Barks.
Inside the majesty –
that which exists beyond the realm of space and time,
with no beginning and no end,
no birth and no death.
There is no you and me,
only You.
In the sacred language of Arabic,
the name for the heart is qalb,
which means to turn.
The nature of the heart is to turn
between the outer world of multiplicity
and the inner world of unity,
constantly seeking and finding,
questioning and knowing,
going and coming home again.
Yet, where is here or there?
There is no separation.
Nothing exists outside of
the Essence of the One.
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