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