Why impress false religion on the world? It will be of no service to it. Why run about for the sake of wealth? You cannot escape from death… Think, O think, you thoughtless fool, you shall have in the end to depart alone.
In thinking, “This is I” and “That is mine”, he binds himself with his self, as does a bird with a snare.
The soul that is attached to anything, however much good there may be in it, will not arrive at the liberty of Divine union. For whether it be a strong wire rope or a slender and delicate thread that holds the bird, it matters not, if it really holds it fast; for until the cord be broken, the bird cannot fly.
Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.
