Don't say "Yes" or "No"; let bewilderment guide you

 
                                     "Have you seen beyond duality what is before and behind?
                                      How could a clay bird soar into the heaven of Vision?
                                      The highest place it can soar is still only air . . .
                                      Stay, then, astounded and bewildered; don't say 'yes' or 'no.'
                                      Then Mercy can stretch out Its hands to help you.
                                      How could you begin to understand His wonders?
                                      If you said 'yes' glibly you would be lying,
                                      And if you say 'no,' that 'no' will behead you
                                      And force severity to slam shut your soul's window.
                                      So stay in bewilderment, in wonder, so God' succor
                                      Can run to you from every side and direction.
                                      When you are really bewildered, maddened and annihilated,
                                      Then your whole being prays, without words, 'Guide me!' "

                                      Jelaluddin Rumi

Photo: Limber Pine and a finger of rock in the mist pointing to the sky, beyond "yes" and "no"; Emerald Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, January 28, 2012