Rumi 73

'Say,

I take refuge

in the Lord

of the dawn;

from the evil

of what is present,

and from the evil

of darkness

when it is encompassing,

and from the evil

of cursers,

and from the evil

of the envious

when they envy.'

(The Koran)

'The nature of God

is a circle

of which the centre

is everwhere

and the circumference

is nowhere.'

(Empedocles)

Rumi 72

'Truth is a pathless land,

and you cannot approach it

by any path whatsoever,

by any religion,

by any sect.'

(Jiddu Krishnamurti, 1895-1986)

'Can you not comprehend

and see

that it is you

who shall act

as the final tormentors

of yourselves.'

(The Codex: A Divine Writ)(Cyrus Rumi)

Rumi 71

'We think caged birds sing,

when indeed they cry.'

(John Webster, c.1580-c.1625)

Rumi 70: Article VI

'Propaganda is a soft weapon;

hold it in your hands too long,

and it will move about

like a snake,

and strike the other way.'

(Jean Anouilh, 1910-87)