people of paradise

find the seeker!

man has two qualities:
one is need.
through this quality,
he hopes and he has his eyes on reaching the goal.

the other quality is being without a need.
what hope can you have from being without need?
what is the utmost end of a need?
finding what has no needs !

what is the ultimate end of seeking?
finding what is sought.
what is the ultimate end of the sought?
finding the seeker!
~shams e tabriz- maqalat


sufis are sometimes called people of paradise..
they live in the fragrance of the divine..
the way is not separate from the journey to..
the distance is not far for there is no goal..



clear skies, clear sea
others plant for profit.
i just go out and watch everything:
rilling water, sky, slow clouds,
wind and rain, day, dark night.
lying on a cozy rock, watching
clear skies, still sea, calm heart.
a vietnamese folk song
~translated by john balaban


while you live,
practice meditation.
do not meditate only hidden
in a dark corner,
but meditate always,
standing,
sitting,
moving,
resting.
when your meditation
continues throughout
waking and sleeping,
wherever you are
is paradise.
~hakuin


basileia ton ouranon