form

I was nothing, I am nothing,
I will be nothing


nothing is everything,
everything is nothing

the questioning (doubting) mind seeks answers,
only to find infinite more questions

the pure heart never asks,
it only provides answers

what one sees reflects one state,
seeing with being is beyond seeing with seeing

the form is only a barrier,
created from infinite mirrors

penetrate the form,
into the formless form

the traveler is defined by his/her being
being is doing, doing is giving

state

what one sees
reflect one's state (maqam)

it is Allah swt's blessing
that elevates one's state to another

the higher state reflects in a more comprehensive understanding,
sincerity, patience, gratitude, and istiqamah

when advancement (of state) has occured,
questions and tribulations of the proceeding (state) become irrelevant

continuum

life is a continuum,
the continuous are superior to the discrete

within and without,
time and space continuum are interdependent

whoever is blind in this world,
will be blind in the next world

the cure to this blindness is the noor (light) of Allah swt,
the source of guidance, strength, and istiqamah

blessed are those who deserve
and have been granted the noor from the One true source, the Most Merciful

Allah swt provides a certain intensity of His noor to a preselected person(s) at a predetermined time according to His will, plan, and wisdom alone

before and within

the answer exists before the question,
the destination exists before the journey;

the path exists within the traveler,
what one sees reflect one's state

laa tudrikuhul abshaaru wa huwa yudrikul abshaaru
wa huwal lathiiful khabiir

movement

movement without motion,
stillness without effort;

vision beyond sight,
music beyond melody;

silence encapsulates sounds,
the unseen encapsulates the seen;

the exterior is subordinate to the interior,
the seen is subordinate to the unseen;

listen.. listen well to the silence &
watch the watcher

gratitude

penetrate the surface,
dive deep towards the center

gratitude penetrates,
piercing through the shell

gratitude upon gratitude,
a sign of mercy from the One True Reality

Huwal awwalu wal akhiru wazzahiru wal bathinu wa huwa bi kulli syai'in 'aliim
Huwal haqqul mubiin

rise and set

the sun rises from the east,
sets in the west

shadows stretch from the west,
shrink towards the east

rise and set,
above and below

all are but two sides of duality,
at the center duality collapses into singularity

the material universe is only a shadow,
an image of reality

an image of reality is not reality,
it is only a projection