We are as the flute, and the music in us is from thee;
we are as the mountain and the echo in us is from thee.
We are as pieces of chess engaged in victory and defeat:
our victory and defeat is from thee, O thou whose qualities are comely!
Who are we, O Thou soul of our souls,
that we should remain in being beside thee?
We and our existences are really non-existence;
thou art the absolute Being which manifests the perishable.
We all are lions, but lions on a banner:
because of the wind they are rushing onward from moment to moment.
Their onward rush is visible, and the wind is unseen:
may that which is unseen not fail from us!
Our wind whereby we are moved and our being are of thy gift;
our whole existence is from thy bringing into being.
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What is the soul?
Consciousness. The more awareness, the deeper the soul, and when such essence overflows, you feel sacredness. -Rumi
I like it too
A deep dive into the thinker-ghetto...
ReplyDeleteWe are as the flute, and the music in us is from thee;
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thank you! Rumi's poems are indeed deep... soul touching.. i do not understan all yet :P
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