[Reader-list] What is My religion..?

[Lehar ..]

What is My religion..?

My Islam is the Islam of the roses..
Which bloom in al Andalus and
Blend into the itrs of whirling dervishes..
My Islam is the Islam of the rose and the nightingale
which burns 
itself out 
each night before the dawn..
Waiting for the beloved..
My Islam is the Islam of the cry of the qawwal
Sitting in an ancient mazar amidst the trees..
Praying for a glimpse
Of the Beloved..

My Hinduism is the sound of a conchshell
Ringing above the temple bells..
Awakening the sleepers before dawn…
My Hinduism is the cloudburst of red
Scattered from the goddess’s bowl..
Red smeared goddess and the smell of Sivalingas
tulsi/basil and milk
My Hinduism is the burning light/fire of the havans
Which burns all that’s not Light..

My Sikhism is the pure water of the amrit bani
Sprinkled into the believers palms.. and hearts..
Pure as the casteless one..
My Sikhisism is the EK Omkar of the Truth
Cutting all caste threads and creed marks
In one blazing declaration of the Sight..

My Judaism is the voice of the Hanukkah.. and the day
the Light of 
God…descends..
When all is Become..in the voice of God..
My Judaism is devout sages walking with their head
bowed..
Muttering prayers as ancient as the stone tablets..
Seeking the spirit when they were still not
gone..(from Bahisht..)
Beautiful black eyed men chiselled like cheekbones..
searching for 
way 
back..to the Garden..

My Christianity is the voice of Christ..
Asking forgiveness for those who crucified him..
While he bleeds upon the cross.
My Christianity is the face of a Jew..
Becoming a heretic for feeding lepers
And turning men of desire
Into men of God.

My Buddhism is the Enlightened One..
Walking barefoot in the forest..
Begging bowl and bhikshsus in line..
Sleeping under the open sky..
My Buddhism is the handsome prince..
Walking out in the middle of the night