Rumi and Other Mystical Poets List

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Monday, October 24, 2011

Hafiz - Keep Ringing the Bell

Keep Ringing the bell, Playing the tamboura, calling for Him. For you Have touched something holy inside With your spirit-body And now your eyes look broken Without His sacred presence near. The heart is like that: blessed and ruined Once it has known Divine beauty, Then, It becomes a restless sky hunter. The lover keeps circling In their being, Their sweetest moments With God Needing to kiss His face Again. The Gift Poems by Hafiz The Great Sufi Master Daniel Ladinsky Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Rumi - Only You

ONLY YOU i choose among the entire world is it fair of you letting me be unhappy my heart is a pen in your hand it is all up to you to write me happy or sad i see only what you reveal and live as you say all my feelings have the color you desire to paint from the beginning to the end no one but you please make my future better than the past when you hide i change to a Godless person and when you appear i find my faith don't expect to find any more in me than what you give don't search for hidden... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 21, 2011

St Thomas Aquinas - On Behalf of Love

On Behalf of Love Every truth without exception -- no matter who makes it -- is from God. If a bird got accused of singing too early in the morning, if a lute began to magically play on its own in the square and the enchanting sounds it made drove a pair of young lovers into a wild, public display of passion, if this lute and bird then got called before the inquisition and their lives were literally at stake, could not God walk up and say before the court, "All acts of beauty are mine, all... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, October 17, 2011

Nasrudin - The Moon is more sacred than the Sun

Nasrudin walked into a teahouse and announced, "The moon is more Sacred than the sun." "Why?" he was asked. "Because at night we need the light more." Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Hafiz - God's True Nature

The sun once glimpsed God's true nature And has never been the same. Thus that radiant sphere Constantly pours its energy Upon this earth As does He from behind The veil. With a wonderful God like that Why isn't everyone a screaming drunk? Hafiz's guess is this: Any thought that you are better or less Than another Quickly Breaks the wine Glass. The GIFT Poems By HAFIZ The Great Sufi Master Translations By Danile Ladinsky Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 14, 2011

THE GOLDEN RULE OF CONFUCIUS -- Ren -- Compassion

THE GOLDEN RULE OF CONFUCIUS -- Ren -- Compassion Confucius' social philosophy largely revolves around the concept of Ren, “Compassion” or “Loving Others.” Cultivating or practicing such concern for others involved deprecating oneself. This meant being sure to avoid artful speech or an ingratiating manner that would create a false impression and lead to self-aggrandizement. (Lunyu 1.3) Those who have cultivated Ren are, on the contrary, “simple in manner and slow of speech.” (Lunyu 13.27). For... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Neshamha Emi Miller - Not Power But Love

It is not power, it is Love that makes our lives full-filled.... Yet we must have the courage and the strength, And The Wisdom to Be True... To That which IS Beauty-full... To That which IS Love-full neshamah emi miller Sign in to see full entry.

Hafiz - How Can I Find God?

You say, "How can I find God?" I say, "The Friend is the lining in your pocket- The curved pink wall in your belly- Sober up, Steady your aim, Reach in, Turn the Universe and The Beautiful Rascal Inside out." You say, "That sounds preposterous- I really don't believe God is in there." I say, "Well then, Why not try the Himalayas- You could get naked And pretend to be an exalted yogi And eat bark and snow for forty years." And you might think, "Hey, Old Man, Why don't you - go shovel Snowflakes!"... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, October 3, 2011

Hafiz - A Mirror that Will Caress You as I

Your Eye Is so wise It keeps turning, turning Needing to touch Beauty. It keeps turning, Needing to find a mirror That Will caress you As I. The GIFT Poems by HAFIZ The Great Sufi Master Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Hafiz - In a Tree House

In A Tree House Light Will someday split you open Even if your life is now a cage, For a divine seed, the crown of destiny, Is hidden and sown on an ancient, fertile plain You hold the title to. Love will surely bust you wide open Into an unfettered, blooming new galaxy Even if your mind is now A spoiled mule. A life-giving radiance will come, The Friend's gratuity will come- O look again within yourself, For I know you were once the elegant host To all the marvels in creation. From a sacred... Sign in to see full entry.

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