Vast World

 

Inside the Great Mystery that is,

we don’t really own anything.

What is this competition we feel then,

before we go,

one at a time, through the same gate ?

~Rumi

Be Empty & Be Full

Be empty of worrying.
Think of who created thought!

Why do you stay in prison
when the door is so wide open?

Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking.
Live in silence.

Flow down and down in always
widening rings of being.

~Rumi

Just An Illusion

When you have indulged a lust your wings drops off ;

you become lame, abandoned by a fantasy.

…People fancy they are enjoying themselves,

but they are really tearing out their wings

for the sake of an illusion.”

Have Faith

“Oh my heart, Don’t become discouraged so easily. Have faith. In the hidden world, there are many mysteries, many wonders. Even if the whole planet threatens your life, don’t let go of the Beloved’s robe for even a breath.”

~Rumi

Deafened By Desire

“Deafened by the voice of desire
you are unaware the Beloved lives
in the core of your heart.
Stop the noise and
you will hear His voice
in the silence.”

– Rumi