THE MAGIC OF EXISTENCE III
Philosophical Poetry by Nadeem Haque
March 2009.
BE LIKE…
Be like the sun and generate the light of new knowledge
to solve old problems
Be like the moon and reflect the light of old knowledge
to solve new problems
Be like the ocean, deep and wide in learning,
gliding sincere explorers effortlessly, but a perfect storm for
fools and pirates
Be like the unconscious universe, the product of whose forces
you are, and always submit to your creator consciously
In doing this, you will realize that true knowledge is one;
and is neither really old or new
Applied for harmonizing life, it defies categorization
and becomes living knowledge
THE REAL ‘TRYER’
Do not make desires gods before you expire
But make God’s glory your desire
To Him always aspire
Unceasingly, never tire
Be truthful - always - never a liar
Remember forever the fire
This is what it means to be a ‘Tryer’
And the angels in their subtle attire
Will close-in to admire
THE VALUE OF LIFE
If you want to learn about the value of life
First you must yearn for a life of value
You must discern to be honest
You must earn living truth if you are to invest
You must know the core of your existence
For with it, you’ll flow without any resistance
Where the life of value recognizes the value of life,
And transforms into a struggle without strife
For something much higher in store
The eternal existence within the boundless core
THE BOUNDLESS CORE
What is the boundless core?
That is the question posed from the floor
‘It’ is the ground of all being
The One, the All-Seeing
Boundless because it is grounded in no ground
Core because it is the centre for all that moves around
‘It’ cannot be referred to properly as It, Him or Her
Words fail it, to define or capture
Yet it is a Person
Not a paradox
Please use your reason
And at me, throw no rocks
THE FRIEND OF GOD
To be a friend of God, is to be a stranger to the universe
Questions of what? why? and how? are always to be cherished
The cosmos that we see is but a dream-reverse
Where everything that is, has always been wished
The cosmic realm we’re in, is but imagination
It’s God’s focus, from moment to moment existence
A concept to understand for the coming generation
A higher truth unfolds from the perennial silence