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between God and the devotee

Posted on Jul 3rd, 2008 by sanmugan : Seeker of truth sanmugan

No denser veil than pretension exists between God and the devotee. There is no closer way to God than spiritual impoverishment before Him. -Tustari in ‘Attar: "Tadhkirat" From "The Wisdom of Sufism

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Would Buddha Go On a Diet?

Posted on Oct 13th, 2007 by sanmugan : Seeker of truth sanmugan

  Before becoming awakened, Buddha spent six years starving himself, trying to fit in with the other renunciants and break away from the impurities, the grossness, of his body. Finally after all those years he... More »

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You are like milk

Posted on Sep 7th, 2007 by sanmugan : Seeker of truth sanmugan

You're like milk in water: I cannot tell what comes before, what after, which is the master, which is the slave; what's big, what's small. O lord white as jasmine if an ant should love... More »

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