A craftsman pulled a reed from the reedbed, cut holes in it, and called it a human being. Since then, it's been wailing a tender agony of parting never...
dissolve me, if this is the time. Do it gently with a touch of a hand...or a look. Every morning I wait at dawn. That's when it's happened before. Or do it...
They are Rumi's words...and so...who but he can say? I only know of whom/what my soul reflects upon as I read the words of any poem, any writing...it is all we...
I wonder how we can get guidelines from Rumi if we suffice with our impressions of what he meant. He has left us with so much literature and his life was very...
How do you see the nature of that inner soul and what it needs/seeks. ... do ... evolvement...for ... as ... enoy ... is ... there ... Teacher................ ...
Amen brother... smile - I have recently become a member of this group - saw you on the message boards, where I write... I love poetry altogether - also the old...
Nice. ... group - saw you on the message boards, where I write... I love poetry altogether - also the old English - Shelly, Byron, Blake, Yeats, Keats,...
after a few such replies,it becomes an intersecting flow of messages which can begin to cross every which way...until one decides 'tis best to tear out the...
I was seeking answer to that question on my own and came across a poem by Rumi on a personality named Ali which led me to Ali's book (Named "Nahj al-Balaghah")...
very beautiful... and so expressively descriptive... ~Among them are those also whose steps are fixed on earth but their necks are protruding into the...
Wow.... lol - you gentlemen must excuse my language, that oftentimes bear withness of my prolonged stay in the Borough of Queens, New York... Anyway.... Wow -...
... As I read the poem above, it reminded me of a poem I wrote. Here it is. Rising Above Look beyond your self And seek the wonder of your soul Rise above your...
once upon a time a beloved creature was sent on a sacred mission to earth to find and bring back the "pearl that resides in the sea" the moment he arrives in...
I can see how your mind reflected upon your own beautiful words/poem when reading the words of the previous posting...both poems (Rumi's and yours) speak of...
annette...your words made me smile...and I know if I allowed it, a few tears would surley make their way down my face as I read how you beautifully described...
Yes... I was thinking exactly that; that it will only happen once in a lifetime - it was at a time when I needed support badly aswell... I am an artist though...
Reminds me of the this poem by William Wordsworth (or a part of it...) From: Ode: Imitations of Imortality... "Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting: The...
"Hath had elsewhere its setting"... sorry - a bit too fast sending stuff off... Simone <simone4udk@...> wrote: Reminds me of the this poem by William...
... words/poem ... and ... have ... Ah, and that is the mystery : ) Here is a short one I wrote. Beyond limitations Beyond all concepts, Beyond all belief...
Merry Meet and Hello!, I've just joined this group, and am anxious to learn, and meet new people. As I get to know this group better, I will fill everyone in...
In that poem by Rumi, there is a line that says: "Adam the Pure be you" A link to creation!? I my search, I came across a few paragraphs in the same book, and...
hi WinterRaven, welcome to the group. please don't be shy to participate. this group is open to a wide variety of rumi interpretations. hur ... anxious to...
leave it to Wordsworth to say it so perfectly...and ever so eloquently...for yes...I agree that we do not come in ~entire forgetfulness~...although I tend to...
you are quite right...that is indeed the mystery...and yes...the trick is being able to surrender one's disguises...which some people fear more than death...
a link to creation indeed! Your post, Mansour Toloo, affirms my belief that eventually there is something already written that can express just about anything...
Is this line of thought dependent on our understanding of God? If for instance He is the absolute perfect, then he does not need to "grow." However, if we...
