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The Image of Existence

Javad Nurbakhsh, Javad Nurbakhsh poetry, Muslim / Sufi, Muslim / Sufi poetry,  poetry, [TRADITION SUB2] poetry,  poetry by Javad Nurbakhsh
(1926 - 2008) Timeline

Original Language
Persian/Farsi & English

Muslim / Sufi
20th Century

Come, so we can wash away the image of existence
     and no longer speak of 'I' and 'we'.

Come, and like us let your thoughts pass away;
     forget both worlds and be silent.

Come, but beware of the shame of knowing
     send those endless lines of learning from your head.

Come, so we can cast far away all sayable things
     and blind our eyes to all there is to see.

Come, we will be strangers to all
     and seem mad in the eyes of the intellectuals.

Come, we'll empty ourselves of self
     and leave behind the disgrace of ŒI'.

Come, and welcome un-fulfillment,
     for we do not suppose our self's desires to be the goal.

Come, and be drowned in the Ocean of Unity,
     free from all thoughts of union and separation.

As this world is not even worth a grain of sand,
     other than what is old and new, it is nothing.

 

 

 

Themes

  Freedom
  Separation
  Silence
  Water
 


Recommended Books


The Crucible of Light: Sufi Terms Illuminated, by Javad Nurbaksh
Discourses on the Sufi Path, by Javad Nurbaksh
Divani Nurbakhsh: Sufi Poetry, by Javad Nurbaksh
Jesus in the Eyes of the Sufis, by Javad Nurbaksh
The Path: Sufi Practices, by Javad Nurbaksh

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