Nothing but a figure of clay
Wealth has no permanence: it comes in the morning, and at night it is scattered to the winds. Physical beauty too has no importance,…
Ecstasy and Order – Salman Chishty on Rumi
My young friend, Salman Chishty, from Ajmer (India) wrote this piece for the HT on the eve of Rumi’s birth anniversary.He was quick to…
Dumbfounded by Love
Dear soul, Love alone cuts arguments short, for it alone comes to the rescue when you cry for help against disputes. Eloquence is dumbfounded…
Miniatures make for a commentary on the Sufi spirit
Nicholas Cranfield considers work that draws deeply on traditional Islamic art FATIMA ZAHRA HASSAN has been teaching in London for more than a decade,…
“Naught to do with existence”
From Rumi’s Mathnavi (book III) – a parable most beautiful. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One day a sufi sees an empty food sack hanging on a nail.…
Ramadan came to the heart’s temple
Ramadan came, but Bairam is with us. The lock came, but the key is with us. Mouth is closed. Eyes are opened. That brilliance…
Ecstasy and Order
Ecstasy and Order – Mevelana Rumi – The 30th of September this year marks the 800th birth anniversary of one of the greatest Sufi…
The roar of Rumi – 800 years on
Today is Mevlana’s 800th anniversary. Centuries later, his poetry and messages of love resonate across the globe. I am posting this piece by Charles…
The Breaking Wave of Love
Ah, once more he put a fire in me, And once more this crazy heart is craving the open plains. This ocean of love…
Maybe They’re Shy
Now the nightbirds will be singing of the way we love each other. Why should they sing about flowers when they’ve seen us in…
Celebrate! The month of fasting has come – Rumi
Celebrate! The month of fasting has come. Pleasant journey to the one Who is the company of the fasting. I climbed the roof to…
A place unsown…
Another profund Rumination – The Absolute Being works in nonexistence – what but nonexistence is the workshop of the Maker of existence? Does anyone…
The water of life
Though your life has almost passed, this present moment is its root: if it lacks moisture, water it with repentance. Give the Living Water…
That one is my desire
show me your face, i crave, flowers and gardens, open your lips, i crave, the taste of honey, come out from, behind the clouds,…
But if you are happy…
When you whirl, your eye sees the room whirling, too. If you sail in a ship over the sea, it seems the seashore is…
Don’t set your heart on bones (Rumi)
Little by little God takes away human beauty: little by little the sapling withers. Read full poem here >>…
In every breath
in every breath if you’re the center of your own desires you’ll lose the grace of your beloved but if in every breath you…
Love and reputation
Love and reputation, brother, are not in harmony: don’t stand at the door of reputation, if you are a lover. Rumi Version by Camille…
“Other wakefulness”
The more awake one is to the material world, the more one is asleep to spirit. When our soul is asleep to God, other…