[I]My mind became beautiful at the sight of him. [/I]
[I] He had the beauty only of himself alive in the only moment of his life. [/I]
[I] He had upon him like a light the whole beauty of the living world that never dies. [/I]
Wendell Berry
Found first here at: Beauty Only of Himself Alive
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Kabir
Where there is neither sea nor rains,
Nor sun nor shade;
Where there is neither creation
Nor dissolution;
Where prevails neither life nor death,
Nor pain nor pleasure;
Beyond the states of Sunn and trance;
Beyond words, O friend,
Is that unique state of Sahaj.
It can be neither weighted
Nor exhausted,
Is neither heavy nor light;
It has no upper regions
Nor lower ones;
It knows not the dawn of day
Nor the gloom of night;
Where there is neither wind
Nor water nor fire,
There abides the perfect Master.
It is inaccessible,
It is, and it will ever be;
Attain it through the Master’s grace.
Sayeth Kabir: I surrender myself
At the feet of my master,
I remain absorbed
In his true company.