Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi - Today, like every other day, we wake up empty

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An interesting Poem from Ivan- the celebrated Rumi.--- On Wed, 11/2/09, Poetry Chaikhana <ivan wrote:

Poetry Chaikhana <ivan[Poetry Chaikhana] Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi - Today, like every other day, we wake up emptyalanadamsjacobsDate: Wednesday, 11 February, 2009, 5:34 PM

 

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Today, like every other day, we wake up empty

By Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi(1207 - 1273)

English version by Coleman Barks

Today, like every other day, we wake up emptyand frightened. Don’t open the door to the studyand begin reading. Take down the dulcimer.Let the beauty we love be what we do.There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.

 

 

 

 

 

 

-- from Open Secret: Versions of Rumi, Translated by Coleman Barks / Translated by John Moyne

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Thought for the Day:

When every aspect of your lifeturns your attention to the Divine,then the Divine turns to youand draws you in.

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