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Didn't I Say?

 

Didn't I say, "Don't go there; I am your friend.

In this mirage of existence, I am the fountain of life."

 

Even if your anger takes you a hundred thousand years away,

in the end you will return, for I am your goal.

 

Didn't I say, "Don't be content with earthly forms;

I am the designer of the intimate chamber of your contentment."

 

Didn't I say, "I am the sea, and you are a single fish;

don't strand yourself on dry land; I am your clear sea."

 

Didn't I say, "Don't get caught in the trap like a helpless bird;

I am the power of flight - your feet and your wings."

 

Didn't I say, "They will waylay you and make you cold;

I am the fire and your warm desire."

 

Didn't I say, "They will implant their qualities in you

until you forget that the best qualities are here."

 

Didn't I say, "You do not know from what direction

your affairs are put in order."

 

I am the Creator beyond directions.

If light is in your heart, find your way home.

If you are of God, know your Benefactor.

 

- Rumi, Ghazal 1725, from the Diwan-e Shams, version by Kabir Edmund

Helminski, Love is a Stranger, posted to Sunlight

 

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- Sue me, Davis 2006, from the NondualitySolon, veers on by ~*~, Love

is Love, posted to Delight:

 

Didn't I Say?

 

Didn't I say, "Don't go there; I am my friend.

In this mirage of existence, I am the fountain of life."

 

Even if my anger takes me a hundred thousand years away,

in the end I will return, for I am my goal.

 

Didn't I say, "Don't be content with earthly forms;

I am the designer of the intimate chamber of my contentment."

 

Didn't I say, "I am the sea, and I am a single fish;

don't strand myself on dry land; I am my clear sea."

 

Didn't I say, "Don't get caught in the trap like a helpless bird;

I am the power of flight - my feet and my wings."

 

Didn't I say, "They will waylay me and make me cold;

I am the fire and my warm desire."

 

Didn't I say, "I will implant my qualities in me

until I forget that the best qualities are here."

 

Didn't I say, "I do not know from what direction

my affairs are put in order."

 

I am the Creator beyond directions.

If light is in my heart, I find my way home.

Since I am God, I know myself as Benefactor.