Be kind, be all sympathy, for each and every human being is forced to fight against himself.
I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater than every other earthly conflict.
In thinking, “This is I” and “That is mine”, he binds himself with his self, as does a bird with a snare.
You look at it, but it is not to be seen; Its name is Formless. You listen to it, but it is not to be heard; Its name is Soundless. You grasp it, but it is not to be held; Its name is Bodiless. These three elude all scrutiny. And hence they blend and become one.
Set your faces towards unity, and let the radiance of its light shine upon you. Gather ye together, and for the sake of God resolve to root out whatever is the source of contention among you. Then will the effulgence of the world’s great Luminary envelop the whole earth, and its inhabitants become citizens of one city, and the occupants of one and the same throne.
