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  • After that thou wilt regard this (worldly) drink as a carcase, when thou beholdest the glory and splendour of nighness (unto Him).
  • Like the prince, thou wilt attain unto thy Beloved; then thou wilt draw out from thy foot the thorn of self.
  • Strive for selflessness, find thy (true) self as soon as possible— and God best knoweth the right course.
  • Take heed, never be wedded to self: do not, like an ass, be always falling into water and mud.
  • That stumbling arises from shortsightedness; for like a blind man, he (such a one) does not see the ups and downs. 3220
  • Make the scent of Joseph's shirt thy stay, because his scent makes the eye clear.
  • The hidden Form and the Light of that Brow have made the eyes of the prophets far-seeing.
  • The Light of that Countenance will deliver (thee) from the fire: hark, be not content with borrowed light.
  • This (borrowed) light makes the eye to see that which is transient: it makes body and mind and spirit to be scabby (diseased).
  • It has the appearance of light, but in reality it is fire: keep thy hands off it, if thou desire the (true) radiance. 3225