We Have Lost Our Way Poem by Mohammad Younus

We might understand our reality,
If we given up on trying to search it outside;
(outside our selves or outside His manifestation)
We are never cut off from reality!
The search for reality is the quest...
...to gain knowledge of the divine Self;
...to regain the Edenic peace;
...to become a faithful servant of God;
...to get the Promised station in his presence;
...to meet sages and be their companions:
...to benefit from their knowledge and wisdom; and
...to live in harmony in the world of manifestation.

We are all pilgrims in this world seeking...
...to see the earthly paradise...
...that God had created before sending us here;
The task we're given is to realise our reality...
...and see the presence of the real in his manifestation.

But like a spider, we have woven a web of...
...superstitions, mythic beliefs, and illusions:
We continue to build icons and create gods;
We worship their images, graves, mausoleums;
We create and follow religions that are bent outwards;
We reject the teaching that could turn us inwards;
We're an outward looking people;
We have become extroverts in our actions;
We're inclined to what is unreal and misleading;
We're sanctimonious in our disposition;
We are away from reality, We have no sincerity.

MyKoul