The tart and hearty grapes, destined to ripen,
will at last become one in heart
by the breath of the masters of heart.
They will grow steadily to grapehood,
shedding duality and malice and strife.
till in maturity, they rend their skins,
and become the mellow wine of union.
-Rumi, M, 11, 3723-25
From: ‘The Knowing Heart – A Sufi Path of Transformation’
by [...]
Indeed, no lover seeks union without his beloved seeking him.
But the love of lovers makes their bodies into bowstrings,
while the love of beloveds makes them happy and plump.
When the lightning of love for the loved one flashes in *this* heart,
know that there is also love in *that* heart.
When love for God has doubled in your [...]
To Love is to reach God.
Never will a Lover’s chest
feel any sorrow.
Never will a Lover’s robe
be touched by mortals.
Never will a Lover’s body
be found buried in the earth.
To Love is to reach God.
~Rumi
Translated by: Shahram Shiva
http://rumi.net
Sharham Shiva is one of my favourite translators of
Rumi, not least because when I emailed and asked
if I could share some of his work on Allspirit (many
years ago now) he was very gracious and when I
thanked him, he told me, no, no, thank *you*
for sharing the poetry… This one made me smile…
I sipped some of [...]
I worship the moon.
Tell me of the soft glow of a
candle light
and the sweetness of my moon.
Don’t talk about sorrow,
tell me of that treasure,
hidden if it is to you,
then just remain silent.
Last night
I lost my grip on reality
and welcomed insanity.
Love
saw me and said,
I showed up.
Wipe you tears
and be silent.
I said, O Love
I am frightened,
but it’s [...]
From Sharham Shiva:
My annual Open Center event in Manhattan, will be this Friday, March 13 at 8:00PM. Open Center is at 83 Spring St. in SoHo. I’ll be accompanied to by two wonderful musicians, John Ragusa on flutes and Rob Silvan on piano. I hope to see you there.
If you’re on Facebook [...]
Continue reading about Lovedrunk event New York Open Center Friday at 8:00
From:
http://tatfoundation.org/forum.htm
Why Do You…?, by Art Ticknor
Richard Rose organized a winter intensive in 1979-80, and in one of
the sessions he posed some rhetorical questions for consideration,
which I made notes of. One set of questions was the following:
* Why do you study, or why do you work?
* Why do you pursue whatever you’re pursuing so actively?
* To [...]
Your true substance…
Rumi
Your true substance is concealed in falsehood,
like the taste of butter in buttermilk.
Your falsehood is this perishable body;
your truth is that exalted spirit.
For many years, this buttermilk of the body,
is visible and manifest, while the butter, which is
the spirit, is perishing and ignored within it-
until God sends a prophet, a chosen servant, a
shaker [...]
