the face of your beloved

The face of your beloved
rises in the deepest seat of your soul.

behold that face
'cause the Ultimate Beloved
keep making His and Her appearances

in infinite faces, appearing and dissolving.

your true beloved's face is

the most intimate.
and That becomes

the living Christ, Spirit of God;
the living Mary, the Lover and the Vessel.

with a glance it can resurrect

dead heart alive.

with a tender touch

it can be pregnant with God's Light.

remaining incomparable beyond our ideas of beyond
Who nevertheless wishes to be known, wishes to be loved.

The face of your beloved
rises in the deepest seat of your soul.
like a northern star may it lead you

to Ultimate Loving, to Final Unveiling.

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(c) Sadiq M. Alam
. Santa Monica, California .

image credit: a tibetan mandala in the making