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Nothing Other Than You

The world and everything in it is nothing

         other than You;

the hidden face of all that’s apparent is nothing

         other than You.


You appear to me as the life force behind

         all that exists;

this is not mere belief — I know for certain, there is nothing

         other than You.


The fantasy of “I” and “you”1 is nothing but

         a childish dream;

when thoughts pass away there is nothing

         other than You.


All lines and patterns representing

         the visible realm

spring from a single point drawn by You; there is nothing

         other than You.


Seen through the eyes of the people of the heart,

         each wave of this infinite ocean

is just a manifestation of You, for there is nothing

         other than You.


The mystics have come to know You through

         Your own eyes;

they have confirmed that there is nothing

         other than You.


I am radiant due to Your bestowal of light — I see that,

         though everything appears to have a body and soul,

in reality there is nothing

         other than You.

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