Posts Tagged ‘rumi’

the breeze at dawn

In life, poem of the day on 31 January 2012 tagged rumi, the breeze at dawn with no comments

the breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. don’t go back to sleep. you must ask for what you really want. don’t go back to sleep. people are going back and forth across the doorsill where the two worlds touch. the door is round and open. don’t go back to sleep. [rumi (through barks)]

words of the month | february 2011

In life, quotes on 1 February 2011 tagged february, rumi, words of the month with no comments

do not be satisfied with the stories that come before you. unfold your own myth. (j. rumi)

words of the month | november 2010

In life, quotes on 1 November 2010 tagged november, rumi, words of the month with 1 comment

what you seek is seeking you. (rumi)

the circle around the zero

In life, love, poem of the day, quotes, thoughts on 10 July 2010 tagged circle around the zero, for e.m.y., rumi with no comments

a lover doesn’t figure the odds. he figures he came clean from god as a gift without a reason, so he gives without cause or calculation or limit. a conventionally religious person behaves a certain way to achieve salvation. a lover gambles everything, the self, the circle around the zero! he or she cuts and [...]

mystic?

In beauty, words on 23 January 2008 tagged mystic, rumi with no comments

“have you ever asked yourself, or been asked, if you are perhaps, a mystic?” wow, what a question.  especially considering the source. the question came from an author & artist that i have admired for many years.  she recently offered a creative writing class, and i jumped at the change to interact with her on [...]