"It is both relaxing and invigorating to occasionally set aside the worries of life, seek the company of a friendly book...from the reading of 'good books' there comes a richness of life that can be obtained in no other way."
Gordon B. Hinckley
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Love never dies a natural death.
Love never dies a natural death.
It dies because we don't know how to replenish it's source.
It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.
Anais Nin
Why Rumi?
Why Rumi?
About fifty participants in one of the workshops to define why Rumi meant so much to them gave responses which was classified into 12 distinct categories which are listed below with explanation.
1- Not Only Intellectual but Heartfelt:
They found Rumi to cater to their hearts, emotions and instincts rather than purely to their intellects.
2- Levels:
They found many levels in Rumi’s poetry. The more they learned about Rumi, the more they appreciated his depth and were encouraged to dig deeper.
3- Unity:
They found the sense of unity and universal siblinghood in Rumi’s poetry to be very attractive.
4- Friend:
They found him to be a friend.
5- Personal Process:
Reading Rumi for them is a personal process. They associate themselves with him.
6- Grace Descending:
Every time a Rumi poem was recited they felt Grace descending.
7- Longing:
They associated with the sense of longing in Rumi’s poems.
8- Love Affair:
Rumi was like a lover to some of the participants.
9- Cultural Bridge:
They found Rumi to form a cultural bridge for the Persians, Turks, Afghanis and the Arabs in this country. Through Rumi some Middle & Near Eastern people found a new acceptance in the U.S.
10- They Don’t Even Like Poetry:
Some expressed that they don’t even like poetry but they love reading Rumi poems.
11- Participate in the Process:
They found Rumi extremely expressive and found themselves participating in Rumi’s own internal process.
12- Spiritual Guide:
They found Rumi to be a spiritual guide for them.
Open minded people do not impose their beliefs on others
Open minded people do not impose their beliefs on others. They just accept all of life's perspectives and realities, doing their own thing in peace without judging anyone. Love and peace to blinded ones who are unaware of their own flaws and may God bless them with light to have sight and get busy reforming their conflicts.
No matter how bad things may seem at any given time
No matter how bad things may seem at any given time, there is always the bright side that comes in the form of winds to bring change ,transformation, transcendence, compassion, love, kindness♥️
People and places
People and places that left or that you may have left behind are never truly gone.
They've been tied into your very being, like knots tied through events in our lives......
Half Life
Half Life
Love not a half lover, nor befriend a half friend
Indulge not in the work of the half-talented
Live not a half life, nor die a half death
Choose not a half solution, nor stand in the middle of a truth
Dream not a half dream, nor cling to a half hope
If you choose to be silent, be silent to the end
And if you choose to speak, speak to the end
Let not your silence speak for you, nor your speech silence you
If you agree, express your agreement, do not feign your acceptance
A half life is a life you have not lived, a word you have not said, a smile you have not expressed,
A love you have not felt, and a friendship you have not known
A half life makes you a stranger to intimates, and your intimates strangers
A half life is what you reach but never attain and where you strive but never succeed
It is where you are both absent and present
It is where you are not yourself, for you have never known yourself
And thus whom you love is not your true soul mate
A half life is where you are present in different places at the same time
A half drink does not satisfy your thirst, nor a half meal your hunger
A half path leads you nowhere, and a half thought yields no result
A half life is a moment of weakness, but you are not weak, for you are not a half person
You are a person! You exist to live a full life, not a half life.
By Gibran Khalil Gibran
Life is like a piano.
Life is like a piano. The white keys represent happiness and the black shows sadness. But as you go through life’s journey, remember that the black keys also make music.
I am constantly reminded of the bygone times
I am constantly reminded of the bygone times
Those garden's springs, those chorus of chimes
Gone are the freedoms of our own nests
Where we could come and go at our own pleasure
My heart aches the moment I think
Of the buds' smile at the dew's tears
That beautiful figure, that Kamini's form
Which source of happiness in my nest did form
I do not hear those lovely sounds in my cage now
May it happen that my freedom be in my own hands now!
How unfortunate I am, tantalized for my abode I am
My companions are in the home‐land, in the prison I am
Spring has arrived, the flower buds are laughing
On my misfortune in this dark house I am wailing
God, To whom should I relate my tale of woe?
I fear lest I die in this cage with this woe (grief) !
Since separation from the garden the condition of my heart is such
My heart is waxing the grief, my grief is waxing the heart
O Listeners, considering this music do not be happy
This call is the wailing of my wounded heart
O the one who confined me make me free
A silent prisoner I am, earn my blessings free
- Allama Muhammad Iqbal
اور وہی تو ہے جس نے آسمانوں اور زمین کو تدبیر سے پیدا کیا ہے
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وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّ وَيَوْمَ يَقُولُ كُن فَيَكُونُ قَوْلُهُ الْحَقُّ وَلَهُ الْمُلْكُ يَوْمَ يُنْفَخُ فِى الصُّوْرِ ۚ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ ۚ
وَهُوَ الْحَكِـيْـمُ الْخَبِيْـرُ
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اور وہی تو ہے جس نے آسمانوں اور زمین کو تدبیر سے پیدا کیا ہے اور جس دن وہ فرمائے گا کہ ہو جا تو حشر برپا ہو جائے گا۔ اس کا ارشاد برحق ہے اور جس دن صور پھونکا جائے گا۔ اس دن اسی کی بادشاہت ہو گی۔ وہی پوشیدہ اور ظاہر سب کا جاننے والا ہے اور وہی دانا ہے خبردار ہے۔
And it is He who created the heavens and earth in truth. And the day He says, "Be," and it is, His word is the truth. And His is the dominion [on] the Day the Horn is blown. [He is] Know er of the unseen and the witnessed; and He is the Wise, the Acquainted.
(Al Quran 6:73)
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