From Chapter 13: RECOGNIZING ELEGANCE
Book IV, Verses 3259-3270
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The entire world is the image of the universal intellect, which is the father of all those who are people of the heart. When someone increases their ingratitude towards the universal intellect, the image of the whole appears as a dog to them. Make peace with this father and abandon disobedience, so that the earth and water may appear as a golden carpet to you. Then the resurrection will be your present state, and the heavens and earth will be transformed before you. I am always at peace with this father, so this world appears to me as paradise. Every moment, a new form and new beauty appear, so that from seeing anew, boredom dies away. I see the world full of blessings, with waters flowing continuously from springs. The sound of its water reaches my ears, intoxicating my mind and consciousness. The branches have become dancers like those who repent, and the leaves clap like musicians. The lightning is a mirror shining from the felt, showing how the mirror might be. I speak of one out of thousands, because every ear is filled with doubt.