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GOD, YOU ALONE EXIST

Meher Baba and Bhau Kalchuri

 
Oh priceless treasure of Knowledge!
You are within and without, and You are the Ocean of Mercy.
You are in all the worlds; You are the Ocean of attributes!
Oh Meher, God-Incarnate, You alone exist!

You are Yezdan. You are Ezad.
You are Allah and Ishwar.
You are Ram and You are Buddha.
You are Beloved Lord Krishna,
Who with one finger lifted the mountain; You alone exist!

You are the Beyond God and the Beyond-Beyond God also.
Oh Ocean of Kindness, You alone exist.
You are Muhammad, You are Perfection Personified.
You are Knowledge Itself, and You alone exist.

You live in everyone and You are everyone.
Oh Beloved, You are the Enlightened One, and You alone exist.
You are with attributes and without attributes!
You are the sole player in the divine game. You alone exist.
You are matchless, the Only One!
You reside in every heart, and You alone exist.

You are eternally motionless, and immovable is Your abode.
You are the Highest, for You alone exist.
You are the Doer, the deed, and the cause of doing!
The sustainer You are, and the Master of Masters.
You alone exist.

You are the seeker, the worship and the sadhana.
Oh Meher, God-Incarnate, You alone exist!
You are in front and behind, You are above and below,
O Lord, You live in every house, and You alone exist.
You are beyond Beyond, yet You remain within everyone.
You are All-Pervading, and You alone exist.

You are in each neighborhood. You are the Sustainer.
You Yourself are all worlds, and You alone exist.
Everywhere, whether above or below,
You are complete; You alone exist.
You are unseen, yet seen also.
You live in everyone forgiving each his sins. You alone exist.
There is no one without You!
You are manifesting and unmanifest, as You alone exist.

You are man. You are birds.
You are fish and animals, for You alone exist.
You are bugs and gnats, You are snakes and scorpions,
You are ants and mosquitoes, for You alone exist.
You are insects. You are lice.
You are dogs, asses and pigs. You alone exist.
You are deer and elephants;
You are cats and monkeys; You alone exist.

You are the moon and the stars, the dawn and the night,
and the sun and also the light. You alone exist.

You are wind and water,
and the animals of the water; You alone exist.

You are silver and gold, You are copper and iron,
You are brass and stone; You alone exist.
You are tea and coffee, and the sugar also; You alone exist.

You are paper and the book,
You are the school and office; You alone exist.
You are pen and ink and You are the gifted writer.
You alone exist.

You are the door and window.
You are the marble floor; You alone exist.
You are the medicine and the disease
and the Doctor also; You alone exist.
You are the game and the Player,
and the spectator also; You alone exist.

You are the flower and the thorn,
and You are the fragrance. You alone exist.
You are the Singer. You are the musical instrument.
You are the sweet tunes, for You alone exist.
You are the Prayer and the words of the prayer.
You are the forces of evil and the powers of light.
You alone exist.

You are the soldier, the army, and the Supreme General.
You alone exist.
You are the Sailor, the ship, and the wide Ocean;
You alone exist!

You are the storm's turbulence and the tranquil waters.
You are the pearl and You are the shell. You alone exist.
You are the shore, the Ferryman, and the sea also,
for You alone exist.

You are the Beggar, the giver, and the charity; You alone exist.
You are the slave and the Lord;
You are the Beyond God. You are God. You alone exist.

You are Mother and Father;
You are Master, brother and friend.
You are family and relatives; You alone exist.
There is no one besides You!
Eternally You are, for You alone exist!

You are Pran and You are heart.
You are also the Beloved of the heart; You alone exist.
You are the Beloved and the Lover,
and You are the nectar of Love, as You alone exist!
You are breath and life itself.
Our minds are enthralled by Your beauty! For You alone exist!

You are the house. You are the inhabitants
and the bricks and furnishings. You alone exist.
You are the Worshipper, his worship,
and the One worshipped, as You alone exist.
You are Consciousness and the Way to Consciousness!
Oh Meher, God-Incarnate, You alone exist!

You are Khwaja, You are Qutub!
You are Pir and Qalandar! You alone exist.
You are Hafiz, You are Sanai!
You are Dara and Alexander! You alone exist.

You are Jesus Christ! You are Elahi!
You are the Ocean, infinite and pure; You alone exist.
You are the Koran and the One who prays!
You are Vali, and You are the Messenger; You alone exist.

You are the Beginning, and You are the End.
You are also beyond the Beginning and beyond the End.
You alone exist.

You are infinitely beautiful and infinitely close!
Oh Meher, God-Incarnate, You alone exist!
You are Brahma and You are Vishnu;
You are the guileless Shankar. You alone exist!

Bhau says, "O Beloved Meher, You are The Word
and You are The Letter! You alone exist!"

LORD MEHER, 1st ed, Vol. 17 & 18, pp. 5932-5935
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