Discernment...

"He who sees by illumination
Discerns God first in everything,

But he who sees by logic only,


And seeks to prove the necessary,

Is bewildered and sometimes travels
Backward in a circle, or is imprisoned
 In a chain of proofs.


Fool ! he seeks the dazzling sun

By the dim light of a candle in the desert."


Sa'd Ud Din Mahmud Shabistarl
The Secret Rose Garden Of Sa'd Ud Din Mahmud Shabistarl
Translated by Florence Lederer
London: John Murray, 1920, p. 86