Wednesday, December 19, 2007
The Man of God - Rumi
The man of God is drunken without wine, The man of God is full without meat. The man of God is distraught and bewildered, The man of God has no food or sleep. The man of God is a king "neath dervish-cloak, The man of God is a treasure in a ruin. The man of God is not of air and earth, The man of God...
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Sunday, December 9, 2007
This is a gathering of Lovers.
This is a gathering of Lovers. In this gathering there is no high, no low, no smart, no ignorant, no special assembly, no grand discourse, no proper schooling required. There is no master, no disciple. This gathering is more like a drunken party, full of tricksters, fools, mad men and mad women....
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Monday, December 3, 2007
Exert Yourselves A Rumi excerpt
Exert Yourselves "Trust in God, yet tie the camel's leg.' Hear the adage, 'The worker is the friend of God'; Through trust in Providence neglect not to use means. Go, O Fatalists, practise trust with self-exertion, Exert yourself to attain your objects, bit by bit. In order to succeed, strive and...
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Friday, September 7, 2007
You Worry Too Much - Rumi
You Worry Too Much Oh soul, you worry too much. You say, I make you feel dizzy. Of a little headache then, why do you worry? You say, I am your antelope. Of seeing a lion here and there why do you worry? Oh soul, you worry too much. You say, I am your moon-faced beauty. Of the cycles of the moon and...
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Monday, August 20, 2007
Hafiz - I know the Way You Can Get
I know the Way You Can Get I know the way you can get When you have not had a drink of Love: Your face hardens, Your sweet muscles cramp. Children become concerned About a strange look that appears in your eyes Which even begins to worry your own mirror And nose. Squirrels and birds sense your...
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Saturday, August 18, 2007
Whoever Brought Me Here, Will Have To Take Me Home.
Whoever Brought Me Here, Will Have To Take Me Home. All day I think about it, then at night I say it. Where did I come from, and what am I supposed to be doing? I have no idea. My soul is from elsewhere, I'm sure of that, and I intend to end up there. This drunkenness began in some other tavern....
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Thursday, August 16, 2007
Cradle My Heart - Rumi
Cradle My Heart Last night, I was lying on the rooftop, thinking of you. I saw a special Star, and summoned her to take you a message. I prostrated myself to the Star and asked her to take my prostration to that Sun of Tabriz. So that with his light, he can turn my dark stones into gold. I opened my...
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007
The Force of Friendship
The Force of Friendship A sea-cow, a dugong, finds a special pearl and brings it up on land at night. By the light it gives off the dugong can graze on hyacinths and lilies. The excrement of the dugong is precious ambergris because it eats such beauty. Anyone who feeds on Majesty becomes eloquent....
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Sunday, August 12, 2007
Some Advice from Beloved Rumi
Seek a true friend, for a friend seeks the benefit of a friend, Do good to the people for the sake of God or for the peace of your own soul that you may always see what is pure and save your heart from the darkness of hate. -Rumi, "Mathnawi" From "The Bounty of Allah," translated by Aneela Khalid...
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Friday, August 10, 2007
The Story of My Life - Rumi
The Story of My Life i was ready to tell the story of my life but the ripple of tears and the agony of my heart wouldn't let me i began to stutter saying a word here and there and all along i felt as tender as a crystal ready to be shattered in this stormy sea we call life all the big ships come...
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