Guest guest Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Namaste came across this poem by Rumi today and thought others might enjoy it also. . ordinary sparrow A Fire on the Left A fire on the left, a lovely stream on the right. One group walks toward the fire, into the fire, another toward the sweet flowing water. No one knows which are blessed and which are not. Whoever walks into the fire appears suddenly in the stream. A head goes under on the water's surface, that head pokes out of the fire. Most people guard against going into the fire, and so end up in it. Those who love the water of pleasure and make it their devotion are cheated with this reversal. The trickery goes further. The voice in the fire tells the truth, saying I am not fire, I am fountain head. Come into me, and don't mind the sparks. Somehow, each gives the appearance of the other. To these eyes you have now, what looks like water burns. What looks like fire is a great relief to be inside. RUMI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 The trickery goes further. The voice in the fire tells the truth, saying I am not fire, I am fountain head. Come into me, and don't mind the sparks. Somehow, each gives the appearance of the other. To these eyes you have now, what looks like water burns. What looks like fire is a great relief to be inside. RUMI Thank you for posting this and it is very true! Best, Angelina , " ordinarysparrow " <ordinarysparrow wrote: > > Namaste > > came across this poem by Rumi today and thought others might enjoy it > also. . > > ordinary sparrow > > > > > A Fire on the Left > A fire on the left, a lovely stream on the right. > One group walks toward the fire, into the fire, another > toward the sweet flowing water. > No one knows which are blessed and which are not. > Whoever walks into the fire appears suddenly in the stream. > A head goes under on the water's surface, that head pokes out > of the fire. > > Most people guard against going into the fire, > and so end up in it. > Those who love the water of pleasure and make it their devotion > are cheated with this reversal. > > The trickery goes further. > The voice in the fire tells the truth, saying I am not fire, > I am fountain head. Come into me, and don't mind the sparks. > Somehow, each gives the appearance > of the other. To these eyes you have now, > what looks like water burns. What looks like fire > is a great relief to be inside. > > RUMI > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 Yes it does! - And so do you! - lol - chrism , " ordinarysparrow " <ordinarysparrow wrote: >Namaste > came across this poem by Rumi today and thought others might enjoy it > also. ordinary sparrow > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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