SEARCH FOR GOD - by RUMI
I searched for God among the Christians and on the
Cross and therein I found Him not.
I went into the ancient temples of idolatry; no trace of
Him was there.
I entered the mountain cave of Hira and then went
as far as Qandhar but God I found not.
With set purpose I fared to the summit of Mount
Caucasus and found there only 'anqa's habitation.
Then I directed my search to the Kaaba, the resort
of old and young; God was not there even.
Turning to philosophy I inquired about him from
ibn Sina but found Him not within his range.
I fared then to the scene of the Prophet's experience
of a great divine manifestation only a "two bow-lengths'
distance from him" but God was not there even in that
exalted court.
Finally, I looked into my own heart and there I saw Him;
He was nowhere else.
Jalaluddin Rumi.(1207- 1273) Persian Sufi Poet
