“Scars prove that you're still here. That you can move on. Maybe missing a chunk of yourself, but here, goddamn it, surviving.”
“Most students have very little patience when it comes to the Sheikh. As soon as they observe behavior that they “believe” is improper they start saying all sorts of nasty things in public about the Sheikh and run away. All Sheikhs will “appear” to fail you . . . however, this criticism of the Sheikh is due to your nafs seeking an “easy way out.” Very, very few people are truly willing to do the work necessary to rid themselves of egoic pride. Moreover, as we know, egoic pride can infect the dervish at any point on the path.”
Source: The Sun at Midnight: The Revealed Mysteries of the Ahlul Bayt Sufis
“Serving humanity is the priority of the real dervish, not serving in some overly sentimental sense of being charitable to those “less fortunate” than we are, but through recognizing the Divine Light in all human beings, and acting accordingly. Think of all the numerous ways that our Prophet (Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) would constantly suggest to his community to help those who were poor, sick, widowed, orphaned, and some way in need. Spend your time thinking how you can help your neighbor, rather than worrying about tekke politics. As a dervish, you only exist to serve; forget about sleights to your ego. We are only dust under the feet of Muhammad (s.a.w.s.).”
Source: The Sun at Midnight: The Revealed Mysteries of the Ahlul Bayt Sufis
“The Islam I Live
(Sufi Sonnet 1640)
The Islam I live speaks of love,
The Islam I live is gentle as dove.
The Islam I live claims no convert,
The Islam I live warms all in hug.
The Islam I live transcends doctrine,
The Islam I live transcends the mosque.
The Islam I live holds no faith foreign,
The Islam I live finds good in every walk.
The Islam I live is a walking azaan,
living call to tolerance and acceptance.
Muslim poet am I, from the valley of love,
The Islam I live is the end of violence.
The Islam I live is an act of peace,
a promise of love, in a world of malice.”
Source: The Divine Refugee
“The Naskar Code (Sonnet)
Kainat** is my qaum*,
Universe is my aum.
Carrying **cosmos in my chest,
every *community is my home.
Sat* is my nam-e,
*Honesty, my identity.
I am the one who is,
reflection of all humanity.
Bodhi* and dharma** are key to life,
lifting us high above the animals.
*Awareness wakes us to divine vision,
**Duty is the seed of civilization.
Valley of life is without elite divide,
Science, philosophy, divine, all are one.
Scientist, Poet, Dervish, or Philosopher,
Adjectives though plenty, noun is but one.”
Source: Little Planet on The Prairie: Dunya Benim, Sorumluluk Benim
“Poetry, my nationality,
words, my brethren.
To the world I'm monsoon,
for inside I'm barren.”
Source: Azad Earth Army: When The World Cries Blood
“Surpass all fear, and share a date. Date shared is bloodshed spared.”
Source: The God Sonnets: Naskar Art of Theology
“I have nothing to lose, no reputation, no image, no class.”
Source: Kral Fakir: When Calls The Kainat
“Sometimes I'm Dervish, sometimes Advaita, and the Brain Scientist keeps out the superstition.”
Source: Kral Fakir: When Calls The Kainat
“Childish eurocentric conventions are too puny to contain the vastness of a transcendental human, sometimes I'm Dervish, sometimes Advaita, and the Brain Scientist keeps out the superstition.”
Source: Kral Fakir: When Calls The Kainat