Poem

The head has two ears;
love has just one:
this hears certitude,
whilst those hear doubt.
Until you throw your sword away,
you'll never become a shield;
until you lay your crown aside,
you'll not be fit to lead.
The dead of soul is the destruction of life;
but death of life is the soul's salvation.
Never stand still on the path;
become non-existent; non-existent even
to the notion of becoming non-existent.
And when you have abandoned both
individuality and understanding,
this world will become that.

~ Hakim Sanai

...from "From The Walled Garden Of Hakim Sanai"