HINDU AND MUSLIM WISDOM

[Pravin Kumar]

My soul cries out, snared by the beauty of the formless one. As I cry by myself, night and day, beauty amassed before my eyes surpasses numberless moons and suns. If I look at the clouds in the sky, I see his beauty afloat; and I see him walk on the stars blazing my heart.

- Fikirchand

To learn the secret of the Unseen is only fitting for that one who can seal her lips and keep silent.

- Mathnawi [III, 3387]


Our own life is the instrument with which we experiment with the truth.

- Thich Nhat Hanh


Illness is not cured by saying the word "medicine," but by taking medicine. Enlightenment is not achieved by repeating the word "God" but by directly experiencing God.

- Sankara



Human beings are created from the dust of the earth; but do they resemble dust? Grapes come from vines; but do grapes look like vines? Does theft have the same shape as gallows? Does piety resemble eternal life? Nothing resembles its consequences. So the root of pain and torment is not evil.

- Rumi, "Mathnawi"

He is the best physician who knows the worthlessness of most medicines.

- Benjamin Franklin