' Duality Disappeared '...

"From the un-manifest I came,

And pitched my tent,
in the Forest of Material existence.


I passed through mineral and vegetable kingdoms,

Then my mental equipment carried me into the animal kingdom;

Having reached there I crossed beyond it;


Then in the crystal clear shell of human heart
I nursed the drop of self in a pearl,


And in association with good men

Wandered round the Prayer House,


And having experienced that, crossed beyond it;

Then I took the road that leads to Him,

And became a slave at His gate;


Then the duality disappeared

And I became absorbed in Him."



-Abdullah Ansari
Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, New Delhi