spiritual lineage

Abraham was neither Judaic, nor Muslim, nor Christian.
Think of one river splitting into three.

Those three branches stem from him.
Each of the three claims him and reveres him.

Each of the three has
an exoteric form and an esoteric heart.
Their form differs. Their heart is the same.

I do not follow the exoteric
of any of the three.
I follow the beating of the heart.

All friends of God
know the same heart.
Form is not allowed to block the way.

The spiritual path is contained within,
within the loving open heart.

The Great Mystery expresses
himself through symbology.
Taking symbols literally destroys them.

Like freeze-drying a gossamer web
condensed with dew.

Like making a lover wear too tight shoes.