Poetry is to Music as Lyric is to Soul: Only One Thing Matters

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Sunday, November 16, 2008

Only One Thing Matters

The Holy One hates him who says one thing in his mouth, and another in his heart. - Babylonian Talmud, Pesachim 113b Only One Thing Matters Shams only knows a little of this world. Shams knows this: “the heart is truth... all else, is vanity.” Shamsuddin knows but a little of this world. Shams know this: “the heart is true life depends on this.” Shams know only this: “silence is the beginning of all.” © 2008 Shamsuddin Sign in to see full entry.

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