Guest guest Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 The Heaven of Unity In my Self I catch my Beloved’s scent, Each night I carry her into my heart ? David sang ‘be still and know that I am Godâ€. Yesterday I strolled in Love’s rose garden, A plaintive wish entered my addled brain. Her brilliant Sun peeped from behind my eyes, A stream of salty tears began to flood. Each smiling Rose that springs from her laughing lips Has escaped from the sharp thorn of existence. Each evergreen tree and blade of emerald grass Is turning like a whirling Dervish in the wild meadow. But to the ignorant mind of the vulgarly blind They seem tied to Mother Earth and jailed. Suddenly at the bower, my Beloved enters, The garden becomes drunk and senseless, Every branch waves and claps its hands. Her veiled face, is ecstaticly on fire, My soul was shamed, and wailed ‘where can I go ?’ In the heavenly plane of Divine Unity There’s no place for numbers, except for One ; But here, by need, we’ve two’s and three’s. You hold a hundred thousand ripe grapes In the cold sweat of your labouring hands, If you wish to make rich, red ruby wine, Tread them in the winepress , all together. Look ! without reading the many letters, What’s the meaning of heart-language ? The purity of brilliant light is derived From the sacred source of all action. The Sage is seated in his kingly state, My poor verses are but his willing slave. From some versifications from Rumi's Mathnawi by Alan Jacobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Dear Alan In answer to " Be still and know that I Am God " . Sri Atmananda Said about the activities of the mind and sense organs. " I Am pure happiness. All the activities of the sense organs and mind aim at happiness. Thus all their activities is a worship done to Me.I Am ever in repose disinterestedly perceiving their worship to Me. Again and Again, they touch Me unawares and lapse into passivty.Coming out of it they continue their worship.Once they understand that by their activities they are worshiping Me, and in passivity they lie touching Me all suffering ceases. Therefore, action done will be no action and passivity will be no passivity, because ignorance has been rooted out. " God Bless mourad , Alan Jacobs <alanadamsjacobs wrote: > > The Heaven of Unity > > In my Self I catch my Beloved’s scent, > Each night I carry her into my heart ? > David sang ‘be still and know that I am Godâ€. > > Yesterday I strolled in Love’s rose garden, > A plaintive wish entered my addled brain. > Her brilliant Sun peeped from behind my eyes, > A stream of salty tears began to flood. > > Each smiling Rose that springs from her laughing lips > Has escaped from the sharp thorn of existence. > Each evergreen tree and blade of emerald grass > Is turning like a whirling Dervish in the wild meadow. > But to the ignorant mind of the vulgarly blind > They seem tied to Mother Earth and jailed. > > Suddenly at the bower, my Beloved enters, > The garden becomes drunk and senseless, > Every branch waves and claps its hands. > Her veiled face, is ecstaticly on fire, > My soul was shamed, and wailed ‘where can I go ?’ > > In the heavenly plane of Divine Unity > There’s no place for numbers, except for One ; > But here, by need, we’ve two’s and three’s. > You hold a hundred thousand ripe grapes > In the cold sweat of your labouring hands, > If you wish to make rich, red ruby wine, > Tread them in the winepress , all together. > > Look ! without reading the many letters, > What’s the meaning of heart-language ? > The purity of brilliant light is derived > From the sacred source of all action. > > The Sage is seated in his kingly state, > My poor verses are but his willing slave. > > > From some versifications from Rumi's Mathnawi by Alan Jacobs > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Dear Mourad, Thanks once again for sending a profound comment on a recent posting. Yes, that quote throws light on what Ramana regarded as one of the most profound statements in the Old Testament from Psalms, along with the 'wise man's heart is on the right, the fool's on the left' from Ecclesiastes.. There is also a similar statement in Psalm 46 v. 11 'Let be, and know that I am God;'. All this illustrates that Non Dualism was understood in the Biblical Period under King David, even if it was not generally disclosed. All best wishes and love, As ever, Alan , " mourad " <mourad_shamel wrote: > > Dear Alan > In answer to " Be still and know that I Am God " . > Sri Atmananda Said about the activities of the mind and sense organs. > " I Am pure happiness. All the activities of the sense organs and > mind aim at happiness. Thus all their activities is a worship done > to Me.I Am ever in repose disinterestedly perceiving their worship > to Me. Again and Again, they touch Me unawares and lapse into > passivty.Coming out of it they continue their worship.Once they > understand that by their activities they are worshiping Me, and in > passivity they lie touching Me all suffering ceases. Therefore, > action done will be no action and passivity will be no passivity, > because ignorance has been rooted out. " > > God Bless > mourad > > > , Alan Jacobs > <alanadamsjacobs@> wrote: > > > > The Heaven of Unity > > > > In my Self I catch my Beloved’s scent, > > Each night I carry her into my heart ? > > David sang ‘be still and know that I am Godâ€. > > > > Yesterday I strolled in Love’s rose garden, > > A plaintive wish entered my addled brain. > > Her brilliant Sun peeped from behind my eyes, > > A stream of salty tears began to flood. > > > > Each smiling Rose that springs from her laughing lips > > Has escaped from the sharp thorn of existence. > > Each evergreen tree and blade of emerald grass > > Is turning like a whirling Dervish in the wild meadow. > > But to the ignorant mind of the vulgarly blind > > They seem tied to Mother Earth and jailed. > > > > Suddenly at the bower, my Beloved enters, > > The garden becomes drunk and senseless, > > Every branch waves and claps its hands. > > Her veiled face, is ecstaticly on fire, > > My soul was shamed, and wailed ‘where can I go ?’ > > > > In the heavenly plane of Divine Unity > > There’s no place for numbers, except for One ; > > But here, by need, we’ve two’s and three’s. > > You hold a hundred thousand ripe grapes > > In the cold sweat of your labouring hands, > > If you wish to make rich, red ruby wine, > > Tread them in the winepress , all together. > > > > Look ! without reading the many letters, > > What’s the meaning of heart-language ? > > The purity of brilliant light is derived > > From the sacred source of all action. > > > > The Sage is seated in his kingly state, > > My poor verses are but his willing slave. > > > > > > From some versifications from Rumi's Mathnawi by Alan Jacobs > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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