Rumi and Other Mystical Poets List

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Monday, July 18, 2011

Hafiz - Reveal Ourselves

Stay With Us You Leave Our company when you speak Of shame And this makes Everyone in the Tavern sad. Stay with us As we do the hardest work of rarely Laying down That pick and Shovel That will keep Revealing our deeper kinship With God. That will keep revealing Our own divine Worth. You leave the company of the BeLoved's friends Whenever you speak of Guilt, And this makes Everyone in the Tavern Very sad. Stay with us tonight As we weave love And reveal ourselves, Reveal ourselves As His... Sign in to see full entry.

Rumi - Whatever

IF YOU DWELL VERY LONG in a heart depressed and dark be aware you've fallen low in will and quest a heart filled with grief whirling and spinning endlessly can never feel at peace what makes you tremble in fear that's your true worth now whatever seems to be your healing source is the cause of your pain whatever you think is sure secure and forever is what has hunted you down whenever your mind flies it can only land in the house of madness whenever love arrives there is no more space for your... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Hafiz - Pray

Pray To be humble So that God does not Have to appear to be so stingy. O pray to be honest, Strong, Kind, And pure, So that the Beloved is never miscast As a cruel great miser. I know you have a hundred complex cases Against God in court, But never mind, wayfarer, Let's just get out of this mess And pray to be loving and humble So that the Friend will be forced to reveal Himself So Near! The GIFT Poems By HAFIZ The Great Sufi Master Translations by Daniel Ladinsky Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 15, 2011

St. Francis - A Kind Face

A Kind Face Joy is the greatest cleanser, and it is the greatest testimony to our faith. "Toil with happiness," my Lord once said to me. God sent a servant on an errand through a dangerous part of the world. The servant, having received in hand what God wanted delivered, turned to the Holy and said, "My Beloved Master, do you have a final instruction? and God replied, "A kind face is a prescious gift." St. Francis of Assisi Love Poems From God Twelve Sacred Voices From The East and West Daniel... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Hafiz - You and a Saint

What is the difference Between your experience of Existence And that of a saint? The saint knows That the spiritual path Is a sublime chess game with God And that the Beloved Has just made such a Fantastic Move That the saint is now continually Tripping over Joy And bursting out in Laughter And saying, "I Surrender!" Whereas, my dear, I am afraid you still think You have a thousand serious moves. I Heard God Laughing Renderings of Hafiz by Daniel Ladinsky Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Hafiz - A Great Need

A GREAT NEED Out Of a great need We are all holding hands And climbing. Not loving is a letting go. Listen, The terrain around here Is Far too Dangerous For That. The GIFT Poems by HAFIZ The Great Sufi Master Translations by Daniel Ladinsky Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Rumi - You Ask Me

YOU ASK ME who are you and with such a shaky existence how can you fall in love how do i know who am i or where i am how could a simple wave locate itself in an ocean you ask me what am i seeking above and beyond the pure light that i once was and why am i imprisoned in this cage named body and yet i claim to be a free bird how do i know how i lost my way i know for sure i was all straight before i was seduced by love "RUMI, Fountain of Fire", ghazal number 1517, translated April 1991 by Nader... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 8, 2011

St. John of the Cross - If You Love

IF YOU LOVE You might quiet the whole world for a second if you pray. And, if you love, If you really love, Our guns Will wilt. St. John of the Cross Love Poems from God Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West Translations by Daniel Ladinsky Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Kabir - How Humble Is God?

How humble is God? God is the tree in the forest that allows itself to die and will not defend itself in front of those with the ax, not wanting to cause them shame. And God is the Earth that will allow Herself to be deforemed by man’s tools, but SHe cries, yes, God cries, but only in front of His closest ones. And a beautiful animal is being beaten to death, but nothing can make God break His silence to the masses and say, “Stop, please stop, why are you doing this to Me?” How humble is god?... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Hafiz - The Chorus in the Eye

The Chorus In The Eye Your eye has a melody we want to hear. God rises from a tuned instrument. the sun and moon Will gladly wear robes And sway as playful children When the Pir* directs Light. Hafiz, Could you slip magic into sounds Then pour them Into the earth's bruised ear? Hafiz, could you whisper the luminous Close to each wayfarer's body And let the whole world know About the Beloved's True nature? Yes, dear ones, I can, Listen to one of my favorite words That the Friend too is always... Sign in to see full entry.

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