POEMS

THE TEACHING: WISDOM OF THE MASTERS
O ignorant fool. You fail to take these words to heart and prefer to be in your private cell in the company of your mind and desire and passions. First of all. you need to seek the company of true Shaykhs. You need to conquer your mind, desires, karmic habits, and everything else besides God Almighty. You need to become a regular attendant at their doorsteps-I mean the true Shaykhs. Learn at their hands. Only after that may you move to your hermitage and be alone with God Almighty. Once you satisfy these conditions, then you may become a cure for people's illnesses, a guide by God's leave. However, your tongue sounds pious, but your heart is rebellious. Your tongue sings Gods praises, but your heart protests against His decree. Outwardly you are a Muslim, but inwardly you are a polytheist. Outwardly you are an ascetic and religious, but inwardly you are like mildew on the bathroom walls, a lock at the door of a garbage dump.

-Seyyed Abdul Qadir Al-Jilani Gawth Al Aztham