Rumi and Other Mystical Poets List

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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

I, Too by Langston Hughes

I, Too by Langston Hughes Langston Hughes I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I’ll be at the table When company comes. Nobody’ll dare Say to me, “Eat in the kitchen,” Then. Besides, They’ll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed— I, too, am America. Langston Hughes, “I, Too” from Collected Poems. Copyright © 1994 by The Estate of Langston Hughes. Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

THE SUFI IN AN ASHRAM

its time to make peace, make and break bread together. enough broken bones. we are all one! all right, all wrong, all lost, all longing, all hearts sing, "my God, i wander everywhere until in Your Eyes i am found." Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Inspiring Quotes

Here are a few inspiring quotes: Perhaps everything terrible is in its being something that needs our love. -- Rainer Maria Rilke Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream. -- Paulo Coelho Hold on to what is good, even if it's a handful of earth. -- Hopi prayer Joy and sorrow are inseparable...together they come, and when one sits alone with you...remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

St. Thomas of Acquinas - From My Breath

FROM MY BREATH From my breath I extract God. And my eye is a shop where I offer Him to the world. St. Thomas of Acquinas Love Poems From God Twelve Sacred Voices From East and West Translated by Daniel Ladinsky Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 21, 2011

Wisdom from the Dali Lama

It is not power, it is love that makes our lives full-filled.... Yet we must have the Wisdom and the Strength, and the Courage to be True... To That which IS Beauty-full... To that which is Love-full The Dali Lama Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Rumi - Rocking and Rolling

ROCKING AND ROLLING what have you been drinking please let me know you must be drunk going house to house wandering from street to street who have you been with who have you kissed who's face have you been fondling you are my soul you are my life i swear my life and love is yours so tell me the truth where is that fountainhead the one you've been drinking from don't hide this secret lead me to the source fill my jug over and over again last night i finally caught your attention in the crowd it... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

A Poem by Hafiz

Think about this for a second. God (being God), having Infinite Knowledge Not only knew your every thought and action Your life would ever experience (Even before you were born) But He also, being the Divine Creator, Has etched every moment of your existence With His own hand. Think about this for a moment: I have never heard a bird or the sun Ever say to God, I am sorry. There seems to be a great reward For clear thinking: All existence is a pawn in the Friend's hands. Look, one gets wings and... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 17, 2011

In Honor of Martin Luther King

Shed A Little Light O Lord: O Let us turn our thoughts today To Martin Luther King And recognize that there are ties between us All men and women Living on the earth Ties of hope and love of Sister and brotherhood ~ That we are bound together In our desire to see the world become A place in which our children Can grow free and strong We are bound together By the task that stands before us And the road that lies ahead We are bound and we are bound There is a feeling like the clenching of a fist... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Papa Ram Das

Regarding the Darshan ( Blessing ) received from Sri Ramana Maharshi: "One day a the kind Sadhuram took him (Ramdas speaking about himself) for the Darshan of a famous Saint of the place, named Sri Ramana Maharshi. His Ashram was at the foot of the Tiruvannamalai mountains. It was a thatched shed. Both the visitors entered the Ashram, and meeting the Saint, fell prostrate at his holy feet. It was really a blessed place where that great man lived. He was young but there was on his face a... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 14, 2011

Carl Jung

I could not say I believe. I know! I have had the experience of being gripped by something that is stronger than myself, something that people call God. ~Carl Jung Sign in to see full entry.

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