Weave not, like spiders..
There was a tragedy in my family recently. It has been a sobering week, reflective as well as chaotic. Last night, I read this…
I will take you to the depths of spirit
I am the Spirit Moon with no place. You do not see me for I am hidden inside the soul. Others want you for…
I never knew it
By day I praised you And never knew it. By night I stayed with you And never knew it. I always thought that I…
Let’s adore one another
come on sweetheart let’s adore one another before there is no more of you and me a mirror tells the truth look at your…
spiritual windowshoppers
These spiritual windowshoppers, who idly ask, “How much is that?” “Oh, I’m just looking.” They handle a hundred items and put them down, shadows…
Turn your face toward your own face
The medicine of all intellects is just a picture of Love, the faces of all sweethearts are but His veil. You who are devoted…
You have escaped from the city
From these depths depart towards heaven; may your soul be happy, journey joyfully. You have escaped from the city full of fear and trembling;…
Flames from that wine
I saw my Beloved wandering about the house: He had taken up a rebeck and was playing a tune. With a touch like fire…
A call from the unseen
A baby pigeon on the edge of the nest hears the call and begins his flight. How can the soul of the seeker not…
I am that
The marvelous sound That comes from the sky – I am That. The sweet fragrance That comes from the garden – I am That.…
Celebrating Eid with Rumi
It’s a habit of yours to walk slowly. You hold a grudge for years. With such heaviness, how can you be modest? With such…
Do not despair, my soul…
Do not despair, my soul, for hope has manifested itself; the hope of every soul has arrived from the unseen. Do not despair, though…
This Love — Quatrain from Rumi
This Love is the king, yet a throne cannot be found. It is the essence of the Koran yet a verse cannot be found.…
Sufism and its reality
Summary of a speech delivered by Syed Asmat Gilani Up till the 19 century, the dominant thought in the West was that ‘science’ was…
O my Lord, if I worship you
Today I was directed to this excellent blogsite devoted to Rabia Basri’s poems – found this bold poem by Rabia, an early Sufi from…
A Wild Lover Of God – Rumi
Source: A Wild Lover Of God – Bureau Report, “Rumi’s a bridge between east & west” – The Times of India – India The…
Choose A Suffering
Choose A Suffering Yesterday in the assembly I saw my soul inside the jar of the one who pours. “Don’t forget your job,” I…
Rumi’s Quatrain – Our drunkenness does not come from wine
Rumi’s Quatrain – Our drunkenness does not come from wine. The joy of our gathering does not come from the harp or rubaab. With…
Know the true definition of yourself
Rumi on knowing ourselves Suppose you know the definitions of all substances and their derivatives, what good is this to you? Know the true…
Doing as others told me/I was blind
Rumi’s Quatrain (no 77) can have so many interpretations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Doing as others told me, I was blind. Coming when others called me, I…