I seek to sing in praise of You
But my tongue will wither,dry.
I long to write odes and verses,
lauding You,
but
the world of its ink,I would deprive.
Extolling You is like giving the ocean a droplet.
Would the Sun be made splendid by my lit candle?
But my soul is soothed by an answer from You,
"Your failure to praise is praise enough."
Mar 17, 2015
Mar 17, 2015 at 4:55 AM UTC
Adjust your vision.
It seems to me that
it seems to you that
your sins are small
and
your good deeds,tall.
Sep 10, 2013
Sep 10, 2013 at 1:00 PM UTC
The warm meal shall soon be cold,
all that is new shall soon be old,
all this you have been told,
so
just sleep in your ageless soul.
Sep 6, 2013
Sep 6, 2013 at 7:57 AM UTC
Come, come, whoever you are.
Wanderer, Worshipper, lover of leaving.
It doesn’t matter.
Ours is not a caravan of despair.
Come, even if you have broken your vow a hundred times.
Come, yet again, come, come.
– Attributed to Rumi
Sep 5, 2013
Sep 5, 2013 at 9:38 AM UTC
Somewhere in this world,
someone is weaving your burial shroud.
A shovel waits cold,
for it's time to dig your grave.
What have you prepared for this inevitable meeting?
Mar 19, 2013
Mar 19, 2013 at 9:03 AM UTC
You haven't dared yet lose faith---so how can faith grow in you?
You haven't dared yet risk your heart--so what can you see of reality?
You're obsessed--still!--with the carnal screams of your life.
How do you hope to step into the Mystery of the King?"
---from a work inspired by the poetry of Rumi(may God have mercy on him)
Feb 12, 2013
Feb 12, 2013 at 11:53 AM UTC
How many a person has laughed and cheered
in
life and every breath,
but
teary-eyed and regretful as they are approaching Death.
Jan 27, 2013
Jan 27, 2013 at 4:02 AM UTC
The good die young.
The young die good.
Plato said
that
only the dead
saw
the end of war.
Those who wish to have immortal glory
should find
glory in the Immortal
The good die young
The young die good.
Jan 14, 2013
Jan 14, 2013 at 10:06 AM UTC
Humanity.
Sympathy. Empathy. Unity.
Tranquility. Honesty. Generosity. Sagacity.
Purity. Sincerity. Quality. Amity. Morality.
Humility.
Dec 6, 2012
Dec 6, 2012 at 6:36 AM UTC
Get praised.
Stay the same.
Get criticized.
Stay the same.
Without status.
Stay the same.
With status.
Stay the same.
Be humble.
Sep 26, 2012
Sep 26, 2012 at 11:28 AM UTC