Did I not say to you, -Go not there, for I am your friend; in this
mirage of annihilation I am the fountain of life? �
Even though in anger you depart a hundred thousand years
from me, in the end you will come to me, for I am your goal.
Did I not say to you, -Be not content with worldly forms, for I
am the fashioner of the tabernacle of your contentment? �
Did I not say to you, -I am the sea and you are a single fish;
go not to dry land, for I am your crystal sea? �
Did I not say to you, - Go not like birds to the snare; come, for
I am the power of flight and your wings and feet? �
Did I not say to you, - They will waylay you and make you
cold, for I am the fire and warmth and heat of your desire? �
Did I not say to you, - They will implant in you ugly qualities
so that you will forget that I am the source of purity to you? �
Did I not say to you, -Do not say from what direction the ser-
vant-s affairs come into order? � I am the Creator without
directions.
If you are the lamp of the heart, know where the road is to the
house; and if you are godlike of attribute, know that I am your
Master.