Attending to Attar, Day 74
Existence cannot survive awareness. Awareness reveals the me of the body as a false perception of reality. To know your true nature is beyond comprehension by the me of the body. You think you are an inland sea separated by land from all others, when, in reality, you are but a drop in an ocean that has no shores. Be free of existence. Annihilate your self, then free yourself of thoughts of liberation. Enter the room-within free of self and all thoughts of freedom. Herein, you touch the eternal. You are moving toward nonexistence. When you are anxious and afraid, the light of wisdom still burns. It is the ember of joy within that awaits you deep in the valley of darkness. Enter this valley alone without the self. Ride the donkey of non-being with humility. Wisdom’s light will guide you toward the void. Your vision will be clear for you to see the way. You will lose your self in nothingness then forget that you are in the void. The void will open to swallow you whole. You no longer will be separate and alone. Not a trace of self will remain. You will have passed through the eye of the needle.
