January 6th, 2026a

Kahlil Gibran On On Death

(7th Rule of Love
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Then Almitra spoke, saying, We would ask now of Death.u

    And he said:

    You would know the secret of death.

    But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life?

    The owl whose night-bound eyes are blind unto the day cannot unveil the mystery of light.

    If you would indeed behold the spirit of death, open your heart wide unto the body of life.

    For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.

    In the depth of your hopes and desires lies your silent knowledge of the beyond;

    And like seeds dreaming beneath the snow your heart dreams of spring.

    Trust the dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.

    

Your fear of death is but the trembling of the shepherd when he stands before the king whose hand is to be laid upon him in honour.

    

Is the shepherd not joyful beneath his trembling, that he shall wear the mark of the king?

    Yet is he not more mindful of his trembling?

    For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun?

    And what is it to cease breathing, but to free the breath from its restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered?

    Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing.

    And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb.

    And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.

Kahlil Gibran 

Finding Ourselves Where We Stand

"Anonymous" 

By looking into the wild, We can see our own reflection stripped of modern limitations. We can realize that the "chain of consciousness" is not broken; it is simply waiting for Us to pick up the link. In the stillness of the woods, We find that We are not separate from the world, but a vital part of its singular, living soul.

7th Rule of Love 
By Shams of Tabriz 

Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighbourhood of despair. Even when all doors remain closed, God will open up a new path only for you. 

Be thankful! 

It is easy to be thankful when all is well. 

A Sufi is thankful not only for what he has been given but also for all that he has been denied.