Being My True Self

Who am I truly?

Diving deep into my inner self

I try and find my true self

Images after images of memories,

experiences, feelings and stories.

And when I sleep, dreams of events,

people, imaginations, fears and joy.

But who am I truly?

Nothing in essence?

Just a mirror, where shadows appear,

and disappear from unknown realms.

In wakefulness and sleep.

In times of inner stillness, I realise this truth

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But otherwise, my nafs (ego) distorts reality

It projects self-made mental images

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Mental images of overgrowth from my soil,

of desires big and small.

Cut off the forest and clear the soil

And be who you truly are!