Verses



43 – The Target And The Arrow

4 The Sage (Apparent Knowledge)
3 The Seeker Of Spiritual Realization (Awareness Of The Eternal)

Chapters
                 

430) It has no end or beginning; it is the Way. But truly I say to you, it begins and ends. Origin of all things, it is neither mother nor father. It sings Its Eternal Love and waits for yours, without the passing of time. It is the Sublime Archer.
431) One moment and they are the same thing. A minimal distraction and they are far away. A single thought and they are only names. One is a dream when the other one does not arrive. Only the Archer leads them and is the reason for both.
432) Where is the bow? The bow that shoots, that draws, that directs, that, when it is still… creates the force, that raises, that lowers, that breaks, that is Love.
433) The arrow loves the target and seeks it, the target waits for the arrow. Both, creatures of the Archer who draws the Bow. What is the length of the arrow’s path if not the length of the distance to the target?
434) The Love of the Creator has hurled you into the universe. You, creature, wander along your path, which is filled with tempests of suffering, seeking the stillness of your wisdom, Void, Center.
435) Now you, freed from the journey, can free sentient beings from suffering and lead them to the Center.
436) We can speak about it, but I have no words for you. Listen to me, but only from a single Point. From there you have much freedom, but wisdom concedes you little. To me, your beginning is already an end, you are my smile of a child.
437) In truth, the creation has given you hands so that you can grasp your mind and amputate it.
438) Form – look at it, admire it. Experience it, use it. But be careful, it is your law, your freedom, your chaos/prison.
439) Dear seeker of spiritual realization, observe the universe that surrounds you. Now it is the target of your seeking, later, it will only be the first step. Observe, it also lies within you. If you strike it and hurt it, you strike yourself and hurt yourself. If you love it, you love yourself. If you go beyond, you will always carry it within you. Within each step lies the force of the preceding step.