Rumi and Other Mystical Poets List

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Friday, March 22, 2019

"For years my heart inquired of me‚" By Hafez

"For years my heart inquired of me‚" By Hafez Translated by Dick Davis For years my heart inquired of me Where Jamshid's sacred cup might be, And what was in its own possession It asked from strangers, constantly; Begging the pearl that's slipped its shell From lost souls wandering by the sea. Last night I took my troubles to The Magian sage whose keen eyes see A hundred answers in the wine Whose cup he, laughing, showed to me. I questioned him, "When was this cup That shows the world's reality... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Our True Heritage Thich Nhat Hanh

Our True Heritage The cosmos is filled with precious gems. I want to offer a handful of them to you this morning. Each moment you are alive is a gem, shining through and containing earth and sky, water and clouds. It needs you to breathe gently for the miracles to be displayed. Suddenly you hear the birds singing, the pines chanting, see the flowers blooming, the blue sky, the white clouds, the smile and the marvelous look of your beloved. You, the richest person on Earth, who have been going... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Please Call Me By My True Names By Thich Nhat Hanh

Please Call Me By My True Names By Thich Nhat Hanh Don't say that I will depart tomorrow--even today I am still arriving. Look deeply: every second I am arriving to be a bud on a Spring branch, to be a tiny bird, with still-fragile wings, learning to sing in my new nest, to be a caterpillar in the heart of a flower, to be a jewel hiding itself in a stone. I still arrive, in order to laugh and to cry, to fear and to hope. The rhythm of my heart is the birth and death of all that is alive. I am a... Sign in to see full entry.

Thich Nhat Hanh - Peace is Every Step

Peace is Every Step Peace is every step. The shining red sun is my heart. Each flower smiles with me. How green, how fresh all that grows. How cool the wind blows. Peace is every step. It turns the endless path to joy. Thich Nhat Hanh Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

We Might Have To Medicate You - Hafiz

We Might Have To Medicate You Resist your temptation to lie By speaking of separation from God, Otherwise, We might have to medicate You. In the ocean A lot goes on beneath your eyes. Listen, They have clinics there too For the insane Who persist in saying things like: "I am independent from the Sea, God is not always around Gently Pressing against My body." From: ' The Gift' Translated by Daniel Ladinsky Sign in to see full entry.

We Might Have To Medicate You - Hafiz

We Might Have To Medicate You Resist your temptation to lie By speaking of separation from God, Otherwise, We might have to medicate You. In the ocean A lot goes on beneath your eyes. Listen, They have clinics there too For the insane Who persist in saying things like: "I am independent from the Sea, God is not always around Gently Pressing against My body." From: ' The Gift' Translated by Daniel Ladinsky Sign in to see full entry.

We Might Have To Medicate You - Hafiz

We Might Have To Medicate You Resist your temptation to lie By speaking of separation from God, Otherwise, We might have to medicate You. In the ocean A lot goes on beneath your eyes. Listen, They have clinics there too For the insane Who persist in saying things like: "I am independent from the Sea, God is not always around Gently Pressing against My body." From: ' The Gift' Translated by Daniel Ladinski Sign in to see full entry.

We Might Have To Medicate You - Hafiz

We Might Have To Medicate You Resist your temptation to lie By speaking of separation from God, Otherwise, We might have to medicate You. In the ocean A lot goes on beneath your eyes. Listen, They have clinics there too For the insane Who persist in saying things like: "I am independent from the Sea, God is not always around Gently Pressing against My body." From: ' The Gift' Translated by Daniel Ladinsky Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 11, 2019

No More Leaving

No More Leaving At Some point Your relationship With God Will Become like this: Next time you meet Him in the forest Or on a crowded city street There won't be anymore "Leaving." That is, God will climb into Your pocket. You will simply just take Yourself Along! From: ' The Gift' Translated by Daniel Ladinsky Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 10, 2019

Like The Morning Breeze - Hafiz

Like The Morning Breeze Like the morning breeze, if you bring to the morning good deeds, The rose of our desire will open and bloom. Go forward, and make advances down this road of love; In forward motion, the pain is great. To beg at the door of the Winehouse is a wonderful alchemy. If you practice this, soon you will be converting dust into gold. O heart, if only once you experience the light of purity, Like a laughing candle, you can abandon the life you live in your head. But if you are... Sign in to see full entry.

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