A Garden Beyond Paradise.

Everything you see has its roots,
in the unseen world,
The form may change,
yet the essence remains the same.

Every wondrous sight will vanish,
every sweet words will fade.
But do not be disheartened,
The Source they come from is eternal,
growing, branching out,
giving new life and new joy.

Why do you weep?
The Source is within you,
and this whole world,
is springing up from it.

The Source is full,
its water are ever flowing ;
Do not grieve,
drink your fill!
Don't think it will ever run dry,
This is the endless ocean!

From the moment you came into this world,
a ladder was placed in front of you,
that you might transcend it.

From earth, you became plant.
From plant, you became animal.
Afterwards you became a human being,
endowed with knowledge, intellect and faith.

Behold the body, born of dust
how perfect it has become!

Why should you fear its end?
When were you ever made less by dying?

When you pass this human form,
no doubt you will become an angel,
and soar through the heavens!

But don't stop there.
Even heavenly bodies grow old.

Pass again from the heavenly realm
and pludge into the ocean of consciousness.
Let the drop of water that is you
become a hundred mighty seas.

But do not think the drop alone
becomes The Ocean
The Ocean, too becomes the drop.

Rumi (1207-1273)