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Tag: Heart

All Hearts Tremble (12/27/2020)

By MillicentIn quatrain (rubai), Rumi PoetryPosted December 27, 2020

While the Beloved looks on from behind the curtain, the world’s face changes from one color to another. All hearts tremble. Nine levels of the sky are as confused and amazed as we are all because of His Love. Rubailer (2016), Rubai #3, page 285.  

Tags: Beloved, Existence, Heart, The Journey
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In That Heart (11/15/2020)

By MillicentIn Gazel (longer poem), Rumi PoetryPosted November 15, 2020

What kind of work bench do You have in that heart? What idols are You carving in that heart?   Spring has come. It is seed time. Who knows what You are sowing in that heart?   Outside, You are covered with curtains of secrecy. But, You are wide open in...

Tags: Heart, Mind(Reason), Soul
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Flutter Your Own Wings (4/12/2020)

By MillicentIn quatrain (rubai), Rumi PoetryPosted June 12, 2020

O heart, you go nowhere on this road with talk and gossip. You cannot reach the Beloved unless you pass through the door of Absence. You have to flutter your own wings where His birds fly, O heart. They don't give out wings, O heart. Rubailer (2016), Rubai #2, page...

Tags: Absence, Gossip, Heart
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If I Miss this Opportunity Now (4/5/2020)

By MillicentIn Gazel (longer poem), Rumi PoetryPosted April 5, 2020

My heart appreciates Beauty. Why should I run away from the Beloved? The dagger in my hand is a good one. Why should I turn my face away from battle? (more…)

Tags: Beloved, Heart, Obedience, Self, The Journey
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A Sign Has Appeared from Love (3/8/2020)

By MillicentIn Gazel (longer poem), Rumi PoetryPosted March 8, 2020

Just now, ruby-colored tears have started seeping from my eyes. A sign has appeared from Love, yet a trace of Love's dust never appears. (more…)

Tags: Absence, Beloved, Essence, Heart, Lover, Silence, Soul, Veil
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Make Sure You Learn This Sign (2/9/2020)

By MillicentIn Gazel (longer poem), Rumi PoetryPosted February 9, 2020

Something is striking like lightning. I wonder if that is my heart captivating the Beloved. What is shining from that corner? Is that the ruby mine?   What is around that pearl? Is it the Moon or a star? It is suspended like a lamp made of divine light.  ...

Tags: Annihilation, Beloved, Divine Light, Heart, Nothingness, Pearl, Soul
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There is a Way (1/5/20)

By MillicentIn quatrain (rubai)Posted January 5, 2020

O confused heart, the way to the Beloved is through your soul. O one who has lost his way, there is a road to the Beloved which is both known and unknown. Don’t worry if your way is blocked from all six directions. There is a way right from the...

Tags: Heart, Patience, Peace, Soul, The Journey
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No Place for Water and Earth (12/29/19)

By MillicentIn Gazel (longer poem), Rumi PoetryPosted December 29, 2019

Look at these fragments of soul which have been chipped off, sparkling in this valley. Watch this sea. Watch these ships as they collide with each other. (more…)

Tags: Absence, Existence, Heart, Honesty, Soul, Suffering
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The Situation (12/15/19)

By MillicentIn Gazel (longer poem), Rumi PoetryPosted December 15, 2019

I tried to describe the situation of my heart as I knew it. The tears and blood of my heart had become rough, but I couldn't explain it. (more…)

Tags: Annihilation, Death, Dualistic Perception, Heart, Nondualistic Perception, Rebirth, The Journey
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Both Worlds Are Submerged in Him (11/24/19)

By MillicentIn quatrain (rubai), Rumi PoetryPosted November 24, 2019

If you want the Beloved to show His face to you, turn inside. Give up your flesh and walk to the Essence. He is such an Essence that He is surrounded by layers of curtains. He is submerged in His own Being, and both worlds are submerged in Him. Rubailer...

Tags: Absence, Annihilation, Beloved, Essence, Existence, Heart
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I Am Right Here (11/17/19)

By MillicentIn Gazel (longer poem), Rumi PoetryPosted November 17, 2019

"I don't have anything to do with this." That's what you said, looking quite sour. Words like "vinegar is a nice condiment" were written all over your face. (more…)

Tags: Absence, Annihilation, Drunk, Existence, God, Heart, Soul, The Journey
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“Why Don’t You Come, Too?” (9/8/19)

By MillicentIn Gazel (longer poem), Rumi PoetryPosted September 8, 2019

"O heart," I said, "why are you like this? How long will you be hanging around Love?   My heart answered, "Why don't you come, too? Wouldn't it be nice if you came and tasted the pleasure of Love? (more…)

Tags: Absence, Appearance, Divine_Wine, Heart, Love, Love's Fire, Mirror
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Since We See Others… (9/1/19)

By MillicentIn quatrain (rubai), Rumi PoetryPosted September 1, 2019

Since we see others, we are not one anymore. We are in the business of the many. We identify good and bad, and that is where the trouble starts. A heart which has not reached ecstasy will keep getting kicked by the other. Rubailer (2016), Rubai #3, page 64.

Tags: Dualistic Perception, Existence, Heart, Suffering
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Death’s Majesty (8/25/19)

By MillicentIn Gazel (longer poem), Rumi PoetryPosted August 25, 2019

Love passes with the hope of tomorrow, finishes needlessly with fights and struggles.   Assume your life is the day which you are living right now. See how you spend it with all of your schemes and empty projects. (more…)

Tags: Death, Fasting, Heart, Soul
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I am Absent (8/4/19)

By MillicentIn quatrain (rubai), Rumi PoetryPosted August 4, 2019

He is inside and outside of my heart. He is the soul of my body. He is my blood and my veins. How could faith or heresy fit here? I am absent. He is all of my existence. Rubailer (2016), page 68, Rubai #4

Tags: Absence, Beloved, Body, Existence, Heart, Love, Soul
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Please, Do Me a Favor! (6/23/19)

By MillicentIn quatrain (rubai), Rumi PoetryPosted June 23, 2019

I was heart and soul without a body before... pure, clean, pleasant. You built my body as a guest house and put my soul in it. O my Master, please, do me a favor! Pardon me. Recreate me as You did before. Bring me back to life. Rubailer (2016), Rubai #2, Page...

Tags: Absence, Death, Existence, Heart, Life, Soul
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No One Escapes Me (5/12/19)

By MillicentIn quatrain (rubai), Rumi PoetryPosted May 12, 2019

Love for You has killed Turks as well as Arabs. We are slaves and servants to those martyrs, those generals. Love for You is saying, “No one escapes Me. I own all souls.” He is right, O heart. Quit playing. Rubailer (2016), Page 40, Rubai #4.

Tags: Annihilation, Heart, Love
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Love is… (5/5/19)

By MillicentIn Gazel (longer poem), Rumi PoetryPosted May 5, 2019

Love is flying to the sky and tearing hundreds of curtains.   Love is to be free from the self in the first breath, to be lifted above the feet from the first step. (more…)

Tags: Annihilation, Existence, Heart, Language of the Mute, Love
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From the End to the Beginning (2/24/19)

By MillicentIn Gazel (longer poem), Rumi PoetryPosted February 24, 2019

We are brave, insolent revolutionaries who play with our own lives.   It is a pity that this muddy flesh is the peer of our pure, clean soul. (more…)

Tags: Absence, Annihilation, Death, Existence, Heart, Love, The Journey
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I am Happy on this Journey (1/27/19)

By MillicentIn Gazel (longer poem), Rumi PoetryPosted January 27, 2019

I have gone, so one less headache in this world. I am free from suspense. I have saved my soul.   I said goodbye to the ones I hang out with. Then, I carried my soul to the land where a trace never appears.   I moved out of this...

Tags: Absence, Annihilation, Heart, Peace, Suffering, The Journey
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Hundreds of Jars of Wine (9/23/18)

By MillicentIn Gazel (longer poem), Rumi PoetryPosted September 23, 2018

Your Love has made me drunk. I am so drunk and out of myself that I keep clapping my hands. How could I possibly know what I am doing? (more…)

Tags: Annihilation, Beloved, Divine_Wine, Drunk, Exuberance, Heart, Suffering
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Leave Him Alone. Let Him Go. (8/26/18)

By MillicentIn Gazel (longer poem), Rumi PoetryPosted August 26, 2018

I yelled, "Where is that drunk heart going?" The Sultan of sultans said, "Be silent. He is coming to our side." (more…)

Tags: Absence, Body, Existence, Heart, Soul, The Journey
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The Secret of This World (8/19/18)

By MillicentIn quatrain (rubai), Rumi PoetryPosted August 19, 2018

Last night, I secretly asked an old wise mind, "Open to me the secret of this world." He lowered his voice and whispered in my ear, "Be silent. It cannot be said. It can be understood only by the heart." Rubailer (2016), Page 270, Rubai #3

Tags: Heart, Humanity, Mind(Reason), Secret
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Submerged in the Heart (7/29/18)

By MillicentIn Rumi Poetry, Terci-Bend (unique form longer poem)Posted July 29, 2018

Is there anyone who is not involved in my daily work? Who is the one who hasn't given his soul to the Beloved's way?   Is there any head like mine which doesn't become drunk? Is there any heart like mine which doesn't cry, moan and groan? (more…)

Tags: Annihilation, Beloved, Heart, The Journey
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God’s Light (7/15/18)

By MillicentIn Gazel (longer poem), Rumi PoetryPosted July 15, 2018

The falcon said to the goose, "The valley is beautiful." "Have a good night," answered the goose, then continued, "This place is much better for me. (more…)

Tags: Beloved, Heart, Life, Light, Mirror
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The Pearls in Their Hearts (7/8/18)

By MillicentIn quatrain (rubai), Rumi PoetryPosted July 8, 2018

Now the tree branches are blooming fresh flowers. When they lost all their leaves, they could still see the pearls in their hearts, so they stayed standing up. They didn't lose hope. They didn't break. They didn't even bend. Rubailer (2016), Page 211, Rubai #3  

Tags: Heart, Patience, Resurrection, Suffering
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The Smell of a Burning Heart (6/24/18)

By MillicentIn quatrain (rubai), Rumi PoetryPosted June 24, 2018

Troubles for me are cooking in my Beloved’s kitchen of grief. Every moment hundreds of different meals of sorrow are being served to my table. The smell of a burning heart surrounds my table all the time. I wonder. Where is this smell coming from? Rubailer, Page 290, Rubai #1

Tags: Heart, Love, Suffering
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One Day… (6/10/18)

By MillicentIn quatrain (rubai), Rumi PoetryPosted June 10, 2018

One day your heart will take you to the One who caught your heart. One day your soul will take you to the Beloved. Don’t let go of the skirt of your pain. One day your pain will take you to the Remedy. Rubailer, Page 474, Rubai #3

Tags: Beloved, Heart, Patience, Soul, Suffering, The Journey
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“If You Are Looking for a Remedy…” (4/22/18)

By MillicentIn quatrain (rubai), Rumi PoetryPosted April 22, 2018

I said, “O heart, you are in deep trouble.” He responded, “I am content with my situation. Are you?” I answered, “You need a remedy for your mind.” He said, “If you are looking for a remedy, you are crazy.” Rubailer, Page 460, Rubai #1

Tags: Heart, Humanity, Mind(Reason)
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Our Jar Cannot Take Any More (4/15/18)

By MillicentIn Gazel (longer poem), Rumi PoetryPosted April 15, 2018

People were born from the Sea of Soul like water birds. How do those birds which come from the sea make this place their home?   We are engulfed by the soul's sea with every breath we take. If it were not so, why do the waves come one after...

Tags: Annihilation, Body, Drunk, Exuberance, Heart, Soul, The Sea, Union
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