Never be without remembrance of Him,
for His remembrance
gives strength and wings
to the bird of the Spirit.
If that objective of yours
is fully realized, that is
“Light upon Light”…
– Jelaluddin Rumi
Archive for the ‘Rumi’ Category
Never be without remembrance of Him
Posted in Dhikr, Rumi on August 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The worldly desires are like fuel
Posted in Heart Soother, Quotes, Rumi on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The worldly desires are like fuel.
Do not regard the desires in your heart as weak.
They are very useful.
The more you burn them, the more taqwa will brighten your heart.
The more your heart breaks, the more dear it is to its Maker.
Once you do it,
Allah will grant you a sweetness that will exceed the sweetness of [...]
Tired of Winter
Posted in Poetry, Rumi on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My worst habit is I get so tired of winter
I become a torture to those I’m with.
If you are not here, nothing grows.
I lack clarity. My words tangle
and knot up.
How to cure bad water? Send it back to the river.
How to cure bad habits? Send me back to you….
There’s a secret medicine given only to [...]
Only a dream…
Posted in Heart Soother, Quotes, Rumi, tagged dream on April 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This place is a dream.
Only a sleeper considers it real.
Then death comes like dawn,
and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.
Even though you are not equipped, keep searching…
Posted in Poetry, Quotes, Rumi, tagged Poetry, Rumi, sufism, tasawwuf on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
‘Eventhough you are not equipped,
keep searching:
equipment isn’t necessary on the way to the Lord.
Whoever you see engaged in search,
become her friend and cast your head in front of her,
for choosing to be a neighbour of seekers,
you become one yourself;
protected by conquerors,
you will yourself learn to conquer.
If an ant seeks the rank of Solomon,
don’t smile contemptuously [...]
I am a bird of God’s garden
Posted in Poetry, Quotes, Rumi on April 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I am a bird of God’s garden
and I do not belong to this dusty world
For a day or two they have put me here
in this cage of my own body
I did not come here of my own
I will not return of my own
to my own country..
A Bird In God’s Garden – Rumi / Archuletta
Posted in Poetry, Rumi on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Love wants its tale revealed to everyone,
But your heart’s mirror won’t reflect this sun,
Don’t you know why we can’t perceive it here?
Your mirror’s face is rusty-scrape it clear!”
~ Rumi
Exist as you are or be as you look
Posted in Poetry, Rumi on March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In generosity and helping others be like a river,
In compassion and grace be like the sun,
In concealing others’ faults be like night,
In anger and fury be like the dead,
In modesty and humility be like the earth,
In tolerance be like the sea,
Either exist as you are or be as you look.
- Rumi -
