Friday, November 26, 2004
Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti - Jerusalem Trilogy
Saladin Samuel L. Lewis The Jerusalem Trilogy BOOK II The Journey Through The Heavens III The twelve doors open when the gate of tauba is passed, The twelve doors open because the translucent Love-Grace Permeates the world which Allah has created And, when the shadows of materiality are removed, The...
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Hafiz - Wayfarer
Wayfarer, Your body is my prayer carpet, For I can see in your eyes That you are exquisitely woven With the finest silk and wool And that Pattern upon your soul Has the signature of God And all your moods and colors of love Come from His Divine vats of dye and Gold. Wayfarer, Your body is my shrine....
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Tuesday, November 23, 2004
Hafiz = When You Can Endure
When You Can Endure When The words stop And you can endure the silence That reveals your heart's Pain Of emptiness Or that great wrenching-sweet longing, That is the time to try and listen To what the Beloved's Eyes Most want To Say. THE GIFT Poems by HAFIZ The Great Sufi Master Translations by...
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Monday, November 22, 2004
Rumi - Covers Her Face with Both Hands
Covers Her Face With Both Hands What We speak Becomes the house we live in. who will want to sleep in your bed If the roof leaks Right above It? Look what happens when the tongue Cannot say to kindness, "I will be your slave." The moon Covers her face with both hands And can't bear To look. The GIFT...
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Sunday, November 21, 2004
Peace St John of the Cross
PEACE Quiet yourself. Reach out with your mind's skillful hand. Let it go inside of me and touch God. Don't be shy, dear. Every aspect of Light we are meant to know. The calm hand holds more than baskets of goods from the market. The calm soul knows more than anything this world can offer from her...
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Thursday, November 11, 2004
St. Thomas of Acquinas - ANYONE WHO SUFFERED
ANYONE WHO SUFFERED I would not leave this earth until God promised me that my hands could always touch the face of anyone who suffered. St. Thomas of Acquinas Love Poems from God Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West Translated by Daniel Ladinsky
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Monday, November 8, 2004
Meister Eckhart - WHEN I WAS THE FOREST
WHEN I WAS THE FOREST When I was the stream, when I was the forest, when I was still the field, when I was every hoof, foot, fin and wing, when I was the sky itself, no one ever asked me did I have a purpose, no one ever wondered was there anything I might need, for there was nothing I could not...
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Sunday, November 7, 2004
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 Translated by Daniel Ladinsky
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Sunday, October 31, 2004
I WRITE OF THAT JOURNEY-- Mira
I WRITE OF THAT JOURNEY I remember how my mother would hold me. I would look up at her sometimes and see her weep. I understand now what was happening. Love so strong a force it broke the cage, and she disappeared from everything for a blessed moment. All actions have evolved from the taste of...
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Friday, October 29, 2004
Kabir
A GREAT PILGRIMAGE I felt in need of a great pilrimage so I sat still for three days and God came to me. Kabir Love Poems From God Twelve Sacred Voices From the East and West Daniel Ladinsky
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