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Habib Allah | the mystery of beloved one of Allah
2008-05-15 03:19:00
.. God loves them and they love God ..- The Quran 5:54 He who loves Me, knows Me,and He who knows Me, finds Me.- traditional sufi saying Only Allah is your Wali (friend /guide) ... - The Quran 5:55Osho rightly said, "In the whole history of human consciousness, more daring lovers than Sufis have never existed, because they are the only ones who have turned God into their Beloved ." In Islamic wisdom tradition, this relationship of lover and Beloved goes back and originates from Prophet Muhammad , the praised one who was and is addressed as Habib-Allah or beloved one of God.The word, 'Habib' or 'Habeeb' means the one who is loved, beloved one. Its the same in ancient hebrew and arabic language which can also be translated as "dearly loved".The Last Messenger Muhammad who is the seal of Prophethood after whom no other new Messenger will be sent to humanity, embodied the pinnacle of evolution of Prophethood, thus his rank as Habib-Allah also indicates the most saught after rank. To b...
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Sufis, the daring lovers | Osho
2008-05-15 03:01:00
"Sufis are lovers, great lovers.In fact, in the whole history of human consciousness,more daring lovers than Sufishave never existed,because they are the only oneswho have turned Godinto their Beloved."- Osho -"Rajneesh" Chandra Mohan Jain(December 11, 1931 ? January 19, 1990)from . The Grass Grows by Itself .image. osho, a sufi in heart, in his dervish attire# Resource: E-Books by Osho # Related Posts. OSHO on "Sufis-of-the-New-Age" . Sufis : The people of the Path Osho
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Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment, part 2 . Osho, the mystic explai
2008-05-14 09:36:00
1.Jalaluddin Rumi, the sufi mystic has said: "Sell your cleverness and sell all your knowledge and buy bewilderment. Cleverness is mere opinion, bewilderment is intuition. One comes to God through being bewildered."Attain to the eyes of wonder, of ignorance, of innocence; attain to the eyes of intimacy. Not knowing, you are tremendously valuable; knowing, you are just ordinary.- Osho, The Path of Paradox2.Life is a moment to celebrate, to enjoy. Make it fun, a celebration, and then you will enter the temple. The temple is not for the long-faced, it has never been for them. Look at life - do you see sadness anywhere? Have you ever seen a tree depressed? Have you seen a bird anxiety-ridden? Have you seen an animal neurotic? No, life is not like that, not at all. Only man has gone wrong somewhere, and he has gone wrong somewhere because he thinks himself to be very wise, very clever.Your cleverness is your disease. Don't be too wise. Always remember to stop; don't go to the extreme. ...
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I haven't said my prayer yet
2008-05-13 04:11:00
you ask me,do i pray regularly?said Muhammad, the praised one,"speak the trutheven if it be against yourself."instead of saying i pray,may i speak the truth:nay!in my whole lifei'm yet to pray!only trying,still waiting for thattrue prayer to bloom.nine months of careit takes to prepare,a soul's journey from world of unseento manifest in flesh;to give birth a true prayermany human breaths it take."i haven't said my prayer yet!"i can go on saying to myself every split moment,every single daytill the heart whispers the sincerest prayerand behold!the soul opens to the Great Sun at last,like a radiant sunflower.till that prayer finds me, may i humbly say:i'm yet to pray!still wandering here in this unknown tavernlike an unwashed wayfarerwaiting to washwith pure rain of one true prayer.waiting for the rising flamethat will melt the heart like molten waxand fuse with Beloved in true union.the hour shall certainly come! +before your soul's sudden call back Homemay you say that true pra...
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Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment | Rumi
2008-05-11 08:38:00
Golden Sufi's teacher Irina Tweedie said: "Mystics teach simple things, And those simple things change people's lives."Perhaps the most remarkable mystic of all time, Jalaluddin Rumi has treasure house of such simple statements containing oceans of meanings. One of such simple statement of Rumi is:"Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment."Few weeks back from now, April 22 i had the opportunity to meet visionary artist, author and teacher Freydoon Rassouli in his Studio here in Encino, California and during the conversation he expanded on the meaning which is simply remarkable and profound.Today again i was in his class which is more of a open-horizon philosophy class than a typical painting and art class, where Rassouli will expand different mystical ideas such as reaching out to soul, intoxication or bewilderment, divine Beloved, looking at creativity as love making etc. One of the favorite subject of Rassouli is the theme of this quote by Rumi, "Sell your cleverness and buy ...

Harmony of the Gospels | Chronological records on the life and times of Jes
2008-05-10 09:02:00
And said Jesus, "Peace be unto you! As the Divine Father has sent me, I am sending the peace to you." - John 20:21The Life and Times of the Lord Jesus Christ: A Harmony of the Gospels by Peter Smith is an important contribution in  bringing the event of Christ's life together as a "fifth gospel". It presents the life of Christ in its correct chronological order with all the details intact whereas the synoptic gospels were not all chronologically recorded, only the gospel of John was.The canonical gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John written between 65 and 100 AD., individually doesn't mention all of the events of the life of Christ. For example, John's Gospel records only 49 events, Mark's 70 events,Matthew's 94 events, and Luke's 118 events of Christ life. Its scholarly recognized that first canonical gospel was that of Mark (c 65-70) which in turn was used as a source for the gospel of Matthew and Luke. Gospel of John presents quite a different picture, which probably expla...
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Neither Duality nor Trinity
2008-05-10 01:27:00
No Duality The Essence of divinity is found in every single thing - nothing but it exists. Since it causes every thing to be, no thing can live by anything else. It enlivens them; its existence exists in each existent.Do not attribute duality to God . Let God be solely God. If you suppose that Ein Sof emanates until a certain point, and that from that point on is outside of it, you have dualized. God forbid! Realize, rather, that Ein Sof exisits in each existent. Do not say, "This is a stone and not God." God forbid! Rather, all existence is God, and the stone is a thing pervaded by divinity.There is nothing that is not pervaded by the power of divinity. If there were, Ein Sof would be limited, subject to duality, God forbid! Rather, God is everything that exists, though everything that exists is not God. It is present in everything, and everything comes into being from it. Nothing is devoid of its divinity. Everything is within it, it is within everything and outside of everything. ...
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warning against making desire the guiding principle
2008-05-09 03:47:00
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim In the Name of God, the Universally Merciful, the Singularly Compassionate. Afaraayta mani ittakhatha ilahau hawahu?Have you seen him who makes his desire his god?- The Quran 45:23. Araayta mani ittakhata ilahahu hawahu?Have you seen him who takes his low desires for god?- The Quran 25:43
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idol of mental attachment
2008-05-07 20:29:00
In meditation, everything depends on thought. If your thought becomes attached to any created thing - even some thing unseen or spiritual, higher than any earthly creature - it is as if you were bowing down to an idol on your hands and knees.- The Essential Kabbalah, the Heart of Jewish Mysticism by Daniel C. MattThe Divine bestowed aforetime on Abraham his rectitude of conduct, and he was known to the Kingdom fully well.When he said unto his father and his folk: What are these idols unto which ye pay devotion? They said: "We found our fathers worshippers of them."He said, "Indeed ye have been in manifest error - ye and your fathers."They said, "Have you brought us the Truth, or are you one of those who jest?"He said, "Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, He Who created them (from nothing): and I am a witness to this (Truth). And by God, I have a plan for your idols - after ye go away and turn your backs"Then he reduced them to fragments, all save the chief of th...
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Oneness in our true human context | Thomas Merton
2008-05-06 02:29:00
"Only when we see ourselves in our true human context, as members of a race which is intended to be one organism and "one body," will we begin to understand the positive importance not only of the successes but of the failures and accidents in our lives. My successes are not my own. The way to them was prepared by others. The fruit of my labors is not my own: for I am preparing the way for the achievements of another. Nor are my failures my own. They may spring from the failure of another, but they are also compensated for by another's achievement. Therefore the meaning of my life is not to be looked for merely in the sum total of my achievements. It is seen only in the complete integration of my achievements and failures with the achievements and failures of my own generation, and society, and time.- Thomas Merton. No Man Is An Island (New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1955)The world has in fact no terms of its own. It dictates no terms to man. We and our world interpenetrate. ...
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Sacred Feminine | teachings and spiritual work
2008-05-05 05:50:00
"The Woman is waiting to be recognized"In the Oneness and the Heart of the World event the subject matter of Sacred Feminine and the Feminine aspect of Divine was raised. Some audience also questioned how we can heal the damage that organized religion and faith system has done across all religions by its one sided patriarchal view point which side tracked the inseparable Feminine Face, Feminine wisdom and Her recognition.In response Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, the Shaykh of Golden Sufi reminded how his own teacher was a woman (Ms. Irina Tweedie) and was sent by her Teacher from India to West. Part of her work was inspired to help re-emerge the Feminine Consciousness back into our spiritual consciousness and to the practices. Llewellyn, the successor of Ms. Irina Tweedie is carrying on the same mission and has been teaching on the Role of Sacred Feminine and how it is going to play a major role for the reemergence of the World Soul.Work ing with Oneness website contains Llewellyn Vaughan-L...
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Awakening Touch (upon our Listening Hearts)
2008-05-04 09:03:00
Divine essenceflowing in rivers of golden light,streaming to heartsopen to the singing flamesof the sunfrom the darkness of night,touching us awake.Arise and turn toward the dawn!Raise your open handsto the skyto receive the silkenoverflow of the divine heartof God.Let us yield our yen to knowto the shelter of silence,and follow the golden raysilluminedby love alone.May each step be guidedby that creative powermoving us towarda divine destinythat waits for us.Love will write the wayupon our listening hearts.(c) Naomigraphics | mysticsaint art
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Satsang and Laughter with Father Thomas Keating
2008-05-04 07:41:00
Father Thomas Keating who is one of the architect of the Centering Prayer movement, was present in the Oneness & Heart of the World event at Boulder, Colorado - where i had the privilege to be present. Today was the full day long event with talks, discussion, prayer and meditation with both Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee and Father Keating.Although previously i have listened to Father Keating's talk via youtube when he was invited by Ken Wilber, but this was the first time to watch and listen him talk. He is such a brilliant personality, may God bless him and his work.What really touched me and i'm sure other audience present was his deepness of understanding and wisdom and at the same time the charming ability to express innocent humor. Often time the discussion went into deepest arena of theology, philosophy of non-duality, of GodHead, themes such as the ultimate reality and experience of oneness, yet time to time with his most sweet sense of humor Father Keating kept the audience in...
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Yatharth Geeta | timeless wisdom on work
2008-05-02 21:11:00
"Man neither attain to the final state of actionlessness by desisting from work, nor does he achieve deva (divine) perfection by just renunciation of work." - Shreemad Bhagwad Geeta Commentary by Swami Agadananda in the book, Yatharth Geeta, The Geeta in its True Perspective . There is a no escape from action. A man cannot achieve the state of actionlessness by not commencing work, nor can he attain to the state of divine perfection by merely giving up an undertaken task. So, whether Arjun prefers, the Way of Knowledge or the Way of Selfless Action, he has to toil alike for each of them. Usually, at this point, seekers on the way to God begin to look for shortcuts and escapes. We have to be on our guard against the common misconception that we become "selfless doers" just because we do not undertake any work. That is why Krishn emphasizes the point that one does not achieve the state of actionlessness by just not beginning work. The point where both good and evil deeds cease comple...
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from the city of lost angels to state of Oz
2008-05-01 03:12:00
thanks to timely invitation of dear heart sister and friend C in Kansas in line with Oneness & Heart of the World Seminar at Boulder, Colorado - i'm now in the great state of Kansas, the american heartland. since my coming to US, C was really wanting me to come to visit the american heartland, specially the green, expansive and peaceful landscape of midwest - in contrast to concrete jungle and horrible traffic of los angeles. no wonder C always call los angeles as city of lost angels.kansas made so famous by the novel, Wizard of the Oz made me watch the movie today (believe it or not, such an ignorant i'm, i never watched the movie before!) and just before coming here i ended up reading the whole novel via google book. it was fun to read the children novel with adult mind as all those subtle symbolism and metaphors suddenly surface and give whole new meanings.tomorrow, God willing, will be traveling to Boulder, Colorado all the way driving. excited to cross over the whole of K...
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among the madmen
2008-04-30 15:22:00
It is narrated that one of the gnostics said, "I went out with some of my brethren and we came to some boys throwing pebbles at a man. One of the brethren asked them, 'What do you want with him?' They said, 'He is a madman who claims that he sees Allah.' We approached the man and found him to be a handsome young man who had the signs of gnosis manifested on him. We greeted him and said, 'They say that you claim to be seeing Allah!'. He said, 'Away from me! Had I lost Him for a twinkle of an eye, I would have died an hour ago; and he began to recite: 'The beloved asks his Beloved to be pleased, And the wish of the beloved is to meet his Beloved; Always observing Him with the eyes of the heart, For the heart knows its Lord and sees Him; The Beloved is pleased with the beloved for approaching Him, More than the other worshippers because he does not want but Him.' "I asked him, 'Are you a madman?' He answered, 'To the people of the earth, yes, but to the people of the heaven...

a sufi tale | dhikr of la ilaha illa Allah
2008-04-28 11:53:00
1.Once a Sheikh (sufi master) came to Istanbul and went to the governing authority to ask permission to open a tekke or sufi lodge. The Sheikh was asked how many dervish members he has and the reply was only one dervish, and the master himself.The authority found it odd, yet an old rundown building was available and given to them. The Sheikh with one dervish accepted it with open heart.Very soon there was enormous light coming from within the building, sound of dhikr could be heart every night and crowds would attend.The governing authorities wanted to know what this man was doing to draw so many people to him and what was this light that was reported coming from the old building. So the Sheikh was summoned.The officials said, "We are the educated ones and we want to question you to make sure you are doing things correctly."- "All right", was the humble answer."What is the meaning of la ilaha illa Allah ?" they asked.- "Do you want the meaning as you understand it, or do you want the...
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Mary, the Wisest Theologian
2008-04-27 19:08:00
1.Mary was the wisest theologian. (She was the Mother of the Word Who is at once the Theology of God and of Men.) God's Truth entered so deeply into her life as to become incarnate in her flesh. All Wisdom was centered in her heart, sedes Sapientiae. When the angel came to her at the An­nunciation he found her in deepest silence. Few words are recorded of her who gave us the Word. And when she had given him to the world, what should she do but listen to him? She kept all these words, treasuring them in her heart?And so, in every way, Mary is the model of contemplatives and the mirror of mystics. Those who love the pure Truth of God instinctively love the simplicity of Mary. She draws them into the heart of her silence and of her humility. She is the virgin of solitude, whom God called His hermit - ana est colamba mea in foraminibus petrae. She hid in the caverns of the rock Saint John of the Cross.. She lived as a hermit in the lofty mysteries of her Son. She lived all the time in ...
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Sufi Qawwali at UCLA Royce Hall | Mehr Ali and Sher Ali
2008-04-27 02:26:00
Couple of nights back (24, April, 08) came an unanticipated opportunity to watch and listen to two of great contemporary pakistani sufi Qawwali singers at famous UCLA Royce Hall . The concert was titled, Qawwali Music of Pakistan: Sufi devotional music.Among the audience was both americans and sub-continental audience. What was striking, is Qawwali's ability to transcend language with its sheer power and captivating devotion. The nature of improvisation makes each Qawwali, even if its sung by the same group of singers, very unique and every new listening is a new experience.Sometime the depth of the verses, fused with the presentation takes audience to an otherly high which was felt last night too. At times there were goosebumps and surges with the strong emotion that is created in Qawwali performance. The Sufi Qawwalis are considered as zikr or Divine remembrance if listened with spiritual understanding and depth.:: What is Sufi Qawwali? | Qawwali is derived from the Arabic word q...

Wise counsel of Prophet Muhammad and brotherhood of Enlightened Ones
2008-04-26 07:55:00
A bedouin (desert dwelling nomadic person) came to the blessed Prophet Muhammad and asked him on the following topics, followed by counsel of the Prophet. True wisdom is timeless, hence exact similar traces of wisdom can be found from enlightened ones of all ages, all traditions.Bedouin: I wish to be the richest person in the world.Prophet: Be content and you will be the richest person in the world.on similar note Buddha's saying as appearing in Dhammapada, "contentment is the greatest wealth."Bedouin: I would like to be the most learned of people.Prophet: Fear God with Holy Fear and you will be the most learned of people.similarly Proverbs 1:7 declares, "The holy fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge (gnosis) ?" Bedouin: I would like to be the most just of people.Prophet: Desire for others what you would like for yourself and you would be the most just of people.reminds Christ (Matthew, 22:36), "Love your neighbor as yourself."Tse-kung asked, 'Is there one word that can...
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That the mystic desires | wine of mystic
2008-04-25 19:30:00
The mystic desires what Omar Khayyam calls wine; the wine of Christ, after drinking which, no one will ever thirst.- Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat KhanCommentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: There are many ideas which intoxicate man, many feelings there are which act upon the soul as wine, but there is no stronger wine than the wine of selflessness. It is a might and it is a pride that no worldly rank can give. To become something is a limitation, whatever one may become. Even if a person were to be called the king of the world, he would still not be emperor of the universe. If he were the master of earth, he would still be the slave of Heaven. It is the person who is no one, who is no one and yet all. The Sufi, therefore, takes the path of being nothing instead of being something. It is this feeling of nothingness which turns the human heart into an empty cup into which the wine of immortality is poured. It is this state of bliss which every truth-seeking soul yearns to attain.Wi...
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devotee's heart chakra | meditative quranic verses
2008-04-24 07:57:00
1.Allatheena itha thukira Allahu wajilat quloobuhum waalssabireena AAala ma asabahum waalmuqeemee alssalati wamimma razaqnahum yunfiqoonaThe devotees are the ones whose heart chakra (*) resonates whenever God is mentioned and are patient with anything that comes to them, and those who keep up prayer and from the provisions given to them, they give to charity.- The Quran 22:352.a Sheikh was asked: "What is Sufism?"He said: "To feel joy in the heart when sorrow appears."compare with the above verse where it says, "... are patient with anything that comes to them""to feel joy in heart when sorrow appears" has many dimensions around its explanation, but one of which can be explained by the quality of certitude and reliability upon Beloved to the extent that even when sorrow arrives, the lover knows all is from the Divine and whether its joy or sorrow, all is from the Single Source. My Shaykh Sidi, may God be pleased with him, would always say, "its a gift from Allah" whether its an acci...
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Meeting of Rumi and Shams | the famous question that started it all
2008-04-22 20:10:00
One cold November morning, the wandering of the mysterious dervish Shams, who walked in a field of magnetism, brought him to the front of the Shekerjiler Hani (Inn of the Sugar Merchants) in Konya just as Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi was passing. Mevlana Jalaluddin sat majestically on his horse as his students scrambled to walk beside him and hold the stirrup. He had just completed his class at the College of Cotton Merchants.Shams leapt from the crowd, grasped the bridle of the horse and shouted, "O teacher of the Moslems, who was greater, Abu Yazid Bistami or Muhammad the Prophet?"Rumi felt the eyes of Shams looks past his own into the essence of his being, causing rivers of energy to flow within his body. "The Prophet Muhammad was greater," replied Rumi.Then Shams said, "Did not the Prophet say, 'We have not known Thee as Thou deservest to be known,' while Abu Yazid exclaimed, 'How great is my glory; I am exalted; my dignity is unpraised; I am the sultan of sultan'?Mevlana answere...
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Entering the Rose with Rumi
2008-04-22 18:38:00
There is a secret path to the heartwinding through a rose,where deep betweenthe layers of roseness,a lover can find the wayto the embedded clues of the truth,hidden there by the warriors of love.There is no battle cry, no army,no weapons, no flag to carry,for the wayfarer must enterthe deep jungle of fragranceand alluring silken beautyto find the heart within the rose.Enter the rose with Rumi ,and he will show you the way,spinning you around and dancingyou into laughter and wonder.The mystics know the way of the heartand guard the secrets well.No map exists, and no words can describethe alchemy of the journeythat turns you into light.Fall out of your well laid plans,and fall deeply into love.Love will meet you inside the rose,and you will awakenin the beauty of your heart..(c) whispering mystic.
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seek the company of the dervishes and become one of them
2008-04-21 20:06:00
1. Seek the company of the Dervishes If you are possessed of discernment, joined with knowledge - seek the company of the dervishes and become one with them. Love for the dervishes is the key which opens the door into Paradise. The dervish's garment is nothing but a patched robe, and he is not led astray by earthly desires and passions. - Fariduddin Attar.2. The MeekJesus Christ in the Beatitudes identified blessed ones as poor in spirit and meek, which basically is a precise archetypal description of sufi dervishes. During the time of the Prophet Muhammad, there were poor, wandering companions and lover of God who used to live at and near the Prophet's mosque. They were called Ahl e Suffa or People of the Shed / Porch, because to attain gnosis directly from the Prophet, they used to be found at the porch of the mosque most of the time. Although the very term 'dervish' or 'sufi' were not used during the time of the Prophet, but in spirit Ahl e Suffa were the dervishes who had ...
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new earth | new mother
2008-04-21 05:05:00
1.new earth arises.comes forth a new mother.2.my soul asks,who gives birth to who?watch this koan:"is it the motherwho gives birth to a new child?or, is it the childwho gives birth to a new mother?"3.Jesus turns and asks Mother Mary,"Woman, what do I have to do with thee?" *(c) MysticSaint* John 2:4- dedicated to Naomi (pronounced as Newoma, the new mother). art collage | mysticsaint
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Diary blog from an ordinary day
2008-04-20 06:41:00
1. When unconscious mistakes take us placesmy friend from Kansas sent me a home video sharing her space and landscape of US heartland. it came in a mini DV (smaller tape) format. i don't have a video camera but thought i could find someone who has. unfortunately i couldn't find one or a way to convert it to vcd / to computer. so i couldn't watch the content of the tape for months.to find a professional photo / video studio who might convert such tapes to vcd, i called few places but with no luck. on a sunday morning, about two weeks back (april 6), decided to go out to visit Self Realization Fellowship (SRF) temple at hollywood. the tape was in my bag and just the night before i was thinking i must find a place to covert this tape real soon so that i can send the original back. my friend was becoming impatient that i couldn't manage to watch it after such a long time. i felt bad too.i found out the address of SRF temple and got the bus direction. taking the bus got down to a jun...
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The Content of Emptiness
2008-04-19 19:36:00
What is this ?emptiness? that some religious teachings indicate to be a desirable human state? Does it mean that one should empty himself or herself of every inner thought and perception, to reduce the person, body, mind and spirit, to absolute nothingness? This is a very deep question.It is not hard to conclude that this at least means emptiness of and towards all material possessions. This is a form of material detachment. The sincere believer will strive to this end, letting go of the desire for such possessions and contenting himself or herself with only the bare essentials for life. Describing Baha?u?llah, the founder/prophet of the Baha?i Faith. It is written: ? ?I, myself with two others lived in a room which was devoid of furniture.? Bahá'u'lláh entered it one day, and, looking about Him, remarked: 'Its emptiness pleases Me. In My estimation it is preferable to many a spacious palace, inasmuch as the beloved of God are occupied in it with the remembrance of the Inc...
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On My Way Home
2008-04-19 16:13:00
Some days, I fly low over the surface of the earthwith the falcon?s eyewatching for any movement of God.Some days, I fly as near to the sun as my soulwill carry mewithout scorching my eyes.Some nights, I hover like the hummingbirdnear the moon hoping tosip the sweetness of the light.Some nights, I land on the shouldersof the great onesand become a listening heartto catch the tears and laughter and prayersof other hearts.Some nights, I see how many starsI can touch and kissto bless them for their guiding light.Some nights, I carry a chalice of loveand invisibly anoint every precious personwith the sacred oil of dewgathered from the tears of Godthat have fallen on the night blooming flowersin the garden of my heart.Some nights, I call out the arms of Godthat reach around the world,and I settle into the living warmthof the place nearest the divine heart thatgives life to mine.I fall into the undefined depthsof a love that can baptize and cleanseand heal infinite hearts,as I nestle into...
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Ghazali's last
2008-04-18 00:45:00
Imam Ghazali, one of the most celebrated mystic, saint, scholar and philosopher of Islamic world, woke up one early morning in December, in the year 1111 and as usual offered his prayers and then enquired what day it was. His younger brother, Ahmad Ghazali informed him about that particular day and date. He then asked to bring his white (burial) shroud, kissed it, placing himself properly and saying "Lord, I obey willingly", breathed his last.And underneath his head rest was found the following verses; composed by him, probably, during the night.Ghazali's LastSay to my friends, when they look upon me, deadWeeping for me and mourning me in sorrowDo not believe that this corpse you see is myselfIn the name of God, I tell you, it is not I,I am a spirit, and this is naught but fleshIt was my abode and my garment for a time.I am a treasure, by a talisman kept hid,Fashioned of dust, which served me as a shrine,I am a pearl, which has left it's shell deserted,I am a bird, and this body w...