the journey

Consider carefully before you start;

The journey asks of you a lion’s heart.

The road is long, the sea is deep — one flies

First buffeted by joy and then by sighs;

If you desire this quest, give up your soul

And make our sovereign’s court your only goal.

First wash your hands of life if you would say:

‘I am a pilgrim of our sovereign’s Way’;

Renounce your soul for love; He you pursue

Will sacrifice His inmost soul for you.

from  ”The Conference of the Birds”

a lamp…

“a lamp… kindled from a Blessed Tree… an olive that is neither of the
East nor of the West,whose oil wellnigh would shine,
even if no fire touched it; Light upon Light”

The future becoming present

From now on – and for some centuries to come – the Universe will help the warriors of the light and boycott the prejudiced.
The energy of the Earth needs renovating.
New ideas need space.
The body and the soul need new challenges.
The future becomes present and all the dreams – except those that involve prejudices – will enjoy the chance to manifest themselves.
Whatever is important will remain; whatever is useless will disappear. For that reason, when lots of people gather to give their opinion on how he should act or behave, the warrior ignores all criticism, understanding that his mission on Earth leaves him no time for explaining everything he does.
He also avoids commenting on the behavior of others: in order to have faith in his own path, he has no need to prove that the path of the other is wrong. Those who act like that have no trust in their own steps.