by admin | May 31, 2024 | Muslim/Sufi, Poems by Men
O God, Your mercy is a boundless ocean:I would be satisfied with only one drop of it.If the impurity of all sinful creaturesWere to be immersed but once in that vast expanse,It would not darken such a timeless ocean:Rather, the work of the world would turn into...
by admin | May 30, 2024 | Muslim/Sufi, Poems by Men
My love, you are closer to me than myself,you shine through my eyes.Your light is brighter than the Moon.Step into the gardenso all the flowers, even the tall poplarcan kneel before your beauty.Let your voice silence the lilyfamous for its hundred tongues.When you...
by admin | May 29, 2024 | Hindu, Poems by Men
With my aspiration-lightI ascend from darkness’ cave.ThereforeGod loves me openly.With my Realisation-mightI descend from Illumination-palace.ThereforeGod embraces me proudly.
by admin | May 28, 2024 | Poems by Men, Secular/Modern Era
In time, I hope, that there will beA growing sacrifice of ‘me’In time, I hope, that I will goBeyond my constant yes-and-noIn time, I pray, that I will beLike deepest water, still and freeIn time, I pray, my life will showThe ancient truth: I do not knowIn...
by admin | May 26, 2024 | Hindu, Poems by Men
words do not comethere is no need for profound utterances ordeep truthshere is an ordinary eveningwhy spoil it with dramatic overstatementthe silence amidst the noisethe gem at the coreof every experienceis polished by simple attentioninto shining magnificence
by admin | May 24, 2024 | Buddhist, Poems by Men
The truth is not set forth;The false is basically vacant.Put both existence and non-existence aside,Then even non-vacancy is vacant,The twenty kinds of vacancy have no basis,And the oneness of the Tathagata-beingIs naturally sameness.
