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Upon Seeing You Cry

Posted on March 11, 2011 by aralannow

           Love is like water. I am love. You are too. If you crack me open, I do not break rather, picture a pebble momentarily splitting the water’s surface and then, the quiet stillness resumes. Water, … Continue reading →

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My Life is through Dying

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Michaela

My religion is to live through Love: a life created from my own small mind and self would be a disgrace. The blade of Love cuts away what covers the lover’s soul; Love’s sword severs sins. When the bodily grime … Continue reading →

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Freedom by Rumi

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Michaela

Ghazal 1419 is about freedom and it is about the path to liberation. Liberation means to de-condition, de-identify from all that we think we know. It takes a while until the body and the mind have adapted to a life … Continue reading →

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Love by Rumi

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Michaela

  Behind a blood-stained curtain, love has spread its gardens. Lovers are busy with the beauty of the love that is beyond explanation. Intellect says: ‘The six directions are the limit, there is nothing beyond them.’ Love says:’There is a … Continue reading →

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The wisdom of Rumi

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Michaela

      Awakened by your love, I flicker like a candle’s light trying to hold on in the dark. Yet, you spare me no blows and keep asking, “Why do you complain?” Rumi – “Whispers of the Beloved” – … Continue reading →

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October Morning

Posted on October 5, 2010 by dsrtsng

by Paul I left my apartment this morning, and the sky was clear and very large. There was a very thin sliver of the moon Faintly emerging from the bluish background. All the sounds around me were part of it, … Continue reading →

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The wisdom of Rumi

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Michaela

If you want what visible reality can give, you’re an employee. If you want the unseen world, you’re not living your truth. Both wishes are foolish, but you’ll be forgiven for forgetting that what you really want is love’s confusing … Continue reading →

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The wisdom of Rumi

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Michaela

Ghazal 838 if you pass your night and merge it with dawn for the sake of heart what do you think will happen if the entire world is covered with the blossoms you have labored to plant what do you … Continue reading →

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The wisdom of Rumi

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Michaela

Ghazal 119 I don’t need a companion who is nasty sad and sour the one who is like a grave dark depressing and bitter a sweetheart is a mirror a friend a delicious cake it isn’t worth spending an hour … Continue reading →

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Let nothing upset you…

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Michaela

God alone is enough Let nothing upset you let nothing startle you. All things pass; God does not change. Patience wins all it seeks. Whoever has God lacks nothing: God alone is enough St. Theresa of Avila (b 1515 d. … Continue reading →

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