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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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“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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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 >>…
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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…
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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…
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“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…