The posts below are examples of poetic work done while under the influence of Buddhism. The posts above are by contrast written to bring to life the insights of the non-dual philosophy of the East in the context of Abrahamic monotheism, or Tahwid . With this blog I am hoping to help bridge the gap between Islam and Christianity, using Christ through the concepts of the Kingdom, Word, God Incarnate, Vine, Immaculate Conception, Lamb, Holy Trinity, Alpha and Omega, Son of God and Man on the one hand, and the Islamic one of Taqwa, on the other. 
Most simply this comes down to a genuine practice of loving God with all your mind and body and soul and your neighbour as yourself and I want to indicate some helpful ways that people can do that, and urge people to take up the practice. In Islam this love is understood as surrender to the will of God (and the word Muslim means "one who surrenders") and it is my contention that Jesus, who is known as the Messiah and Spirit of God on Earth in Islam, had a very special way of teaching us how to enter into that spirit. As one should expect from the Messiah (the one chosen to lead humanity) this teaching is useful to all those who seek the truth, and not just Christians, so I want to use these special ideas, and the clear teachings of Islamic monotheism to show a genuine path for us in these challenging times.
Ismaa, by the way means "listen" in Arabic, hence the Prophet Ishmael's name means "God has heard". This is a nice link to the Buddhism I spoke of as the early monks, or Bhikkus in the Buddhist tradition were known as "the listening ones". Really, it all comes down to this, in spiritual vision - listening, watching, or paying attention. Or as Jesus put it "seek, and ye shall find", "the truth will set you free" and "the Kingdom is all around you, but men do not see it". As befits an age of empiricism and science, once reality is seen clearly, and the nature of our position in it, blind faith is no longer required in order for worship to commence. In fact, once the transcendental reality is seen, and the false ego self vanquished so that one can see, one cannot but fall on one's knees and bow. And of course that is the essence of all monotheism, as the Golden rule says: worship the transcendental reality, and do good deeds. That is all that is required. But how marvellous to see that your neighbour really is yourself!
