Harsh The Candle When...Rumi

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Harsh Evidence

 

What sort of person says that he or she wants

to be polished and pure, then complains

about being handled roughly?

 

Love is a lawsuit where harsh evidence

must be brought in. To settle the case,

the judge must see evidence.

 

You've heard that every buried treasure

has a snake guarding it.

Kiss the snake to discover the treasure!

 

Don't run from those who scold,

and don't turn away from cleansing conflict,

or you will remain weak.

 

~ Rumi

 

 

 

 

 

The Stupid Things I've done

 

Let your sunlight shine on this piece of dung,

and dry it out, so I can be used

for fuel to warm a bathhouse.

 

Look on the terrible things I've done,

and cause herbs and eglantine to grow out of them.

 

The sun does this with the ground.

think what glories God can make

from the fertilizer of sinning!

 

~ Rumi

 

 

 

 

Candle At Noon

 

A man is wandering the marketplace at noon

with a candle in his hand, totally ecstatic.

 

"Hey," calls a shopkeeper, "is this a joke?

Who are you looking for?"

 

"Someone breathing Huuu, the divine breath."

"Well, there are plenty to choose from."

 

"But I want one who can be in anger and desire

and still be a true human being in the same moment."

 

~ Rumi

 

 

 

 

When Words Are Tinged With Lying

 

Muhammad gave this indication of how to know

what's real. "When you feel

 

a peaceful joy, you're near the truth.

Unquiet and off center, jealous or greedy,

 

then what you do seems pretentious

and those around you insincere.

 

Speak the clearest truth you know,

and let the uneasiness heal."

 

when words are tinged with lying,

they're like water dripping into an oil lamp.

The wick won't light, and the pleasure

of your love room will diminish.

 

~ Rumi

 

 

 

 

LoveAllUs,

 

 

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Dear Mazie

thank you for this wonderful words of Rumi a n d the funny "pictures".

Where can I get them too?????

be embraced

michael bindel

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Mazie Lane

Saturday, March 06, 2004 3:17 PM

Harsh The Candle When...Rumi

Harsh Evidence

What sort of person says that he or she wants

to be polished and pure, then complains

about being handled roughly?

Love is a lawsuit where harsh evidence

must be brought in. To settle the case,

the judge must see evidence.

You've heard that every buried treasure

has a snake guarding it.

Kiss the snake to discover the treasure!

Don't run from those who scold,

and don't turn away from cleansing conflict,

or you will remain weak.

~ Rumi

The Stupid Things I've done

Let your sunlight shine on this piece of dung,

and dry it out, so I can be used

for fuel to warm a bathhouse.

Look on the terrible things I've done,

and cause herbs and eglantine to grow out of them.

The sun does this with the ground.

think what glories God can make

from the fertilizer of sinning!

~ Rumi

Candle At Noon

A man is wandering the marketplace at noon

with a candle in his hand, totally ecstatic.

"Hey," calls a shopkeeper, "is this a joke?

Who are you looking for?"

"Someone breathing Huuu, the divine breath."

"Well, there are plenty to choose from."

"But I want one who can be in anger and desire

and still be a true human being in the same moment."

~ Rumi

When Words Are Tinged With Lying

Muhammad gave this indication of how to know

what's real. "When you feel

a peaceful joy, you're near the truth.

Unquiet and off center, jealous or greedy,

then what you do seems pretentious

and those around you insincere.

Speak the clearest truth you know,

and let the uneasiness heal."

when words are tinged with lying,

they're like water dripping into an oil lamp.

The wick won't light, and the pleasure

of your love room will diminish.

~ Rumi

LoveAllUs,

Mazie

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is the actual form of God."Sri RamanaIn "Letters from Sri

Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma