| About the Mantiq al-Tayr |
"And silently their shining Lord replies:
'I am a mirror set before your eyes,
And all who come before my splendor see
Themselves, their own unique reality ...
... The Simurgh, Truth's last flawless jewel, the light
In which you will be lost to mortal sight,
Dispersed to nothingness until once more
You find in Me the selves you were before.'"
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| Wednesday, November 29, 2006 |
| A story about Alexander the Great |
When Alexander, that unconquered lord,
Who subjugated empires with his sword,
Required a lengthy message to be sent
He dressed up as the messenger and went.
'The king gives an order,' he would say,
And none of those who hurried to obey
Once guessed this messenger's identity --
They had no knowledge of such majesty.
And even if he said: 'I am your lord',
The claim was thought preposterous and ignored.
Deluded natures cannot recognise
The royal way that stands before their eyes.
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