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! In The Steps Of Rumi 84: Crucifixion
When love is crucified every day,why waste timearguing about religion?
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! In The Steps Of Rumi 83: Watch And Pray..
Sages of the east say,the first cry of the new-born babyand the last breath of the dyingtogether make up the divine Name..in the meantime...remember..
©  Michael Shepherd
! In The Steps Of Rumi 82: Ignorance, Obstructions, Devils
Ignorance? Don’t worry. It’s light..Divine light. Frozen. Waiting for the day when -isn’t that a little lightening on the eastern horizon?Do you see..
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! In The Steps Of Rumi 81: Grace
You see the word ‘grace’.It’s just a word. You don’t use it,don’t really know how tothink of it; whether it’s real,what it does, whether you’d notice..
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! In The Spirit Of Shabistari - 1
When I was young, I dreamed all day of travelWhen I was old enough, I spent all day travellingWhen I had travelled much, I called myself a..
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! In The Spirit Of Rumi: 74: Bliss
and they asked him, master,tell us about bliss…and he smiled as ifwithin himself, he heard theangels laughing at the blamelesscomedy of human..
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! In The Spirit Of Rumi: 61: P R A I S E
Observation, acknowledgement,gratitude, praise, a friendship –call it what you will -language is generous;maybe it starts with, every birthday,a..
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! In The Spirit Of Rumi: 60: Eachness
allness smileson eachnessyou’re not surprised?if I were allnessI might want to keep it to myselfbut this allness is smilingit must see itself in..
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! In The Spirit Of Rumi: 56: The Possibility Of Happiness
If a wise man can be happy,then happiness must be possible.If a simple man can be happy,then happiness is possible.If a happy man can be wise,then..
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! In The Spirit Of Rumi: 55: Patience
Patienceturns mulberry leaves into silkthrough the silkwormPatienceturns water into winethrough the grape vinePatienceturns a man into a belov
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! In The Spirit Of Rumi,52: Where?
I looked deep into my past, butcould see nothing that told memore about God.Only a name. Only a word.I looked deep into my future, butcould see..
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! In The Spirit Of Rumi 57: Grace
But what is grace?By grace we were as we were.By grace we are as we are.By grace we shall be as we will be.That's grace.But what is grace?Grace is..
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! In The Spirit Of Rumi 53: Immersed In Poetry
Weary with the day,it called to meas if someone said, here…I’ve run you a hot bath –jump in!I jumped in;the waters settled round.This is exactly what..
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! In The Spirit Of Rumi 49 - The Mind
O Mind, where are you this morning?I really need your help…God bestowed on you His most precious gift –He gave you the ticket to roamthe length and..
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! In The Spirit Of Rumi 4
In the war-torn city, O My dearest one,I hear a voice,louder than the gunfire,louder than the bombscalling to Me; it isa man who kneels in prayerhe..
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! In The Spirit Of Rumi 30 - Sufi Haiku
No then, no soon, no here, no therein this fountainmerrily splashing, enjoying itself
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! In The Spirit Of Rumi - 9
O My BelovedI looked for Youeverywhere, and in all things;I looked for Youin all that lives, in all that moves;I looked for Youin bodies, minds, and..
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! In The Spirit Of Rumi - 80 - Meditation
To the Lord, my Beloved, I said,my Beloved: often I pray to You,but more often, I confess,it is to ask from You;less often, to thank You or to praise..
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! In The Spirit Of Rumi - 8
O My Belovedwhen I first cast eyes on You,if You had looked as I expectedI would have greeted you as an old friendwhom I had waited for,knowing I..
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! In The Spirit Of Rumi - 77 - Fullness
When I arose from prayer this morningand the dew had made the whole world new,I was full of fullness;full of observation asan angel, as a bee; and..
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! In The Spirit Of Rumi - 76 - Poetry
But is it an activity forgrown men and women?A kind of stocktaking:sit quietly, begin to feel gratefulfor something, maybe your family,your life..
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! In The Spirit Of Rumi - 73 - Whose Duality?
I saw you, and became empty;then I saw you, and became full;then I saw you...why should I choosewhen you made both?
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! In The Spirit Of Rumi - 71 - In Praise Of Metaphor
It’s not a playground whereyou run around shoutingwithout noticing whetherthere’s a listeneror a playgroup wherethere’s paper, paste, scissors,all..
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! In The Spirit Of Rumi - 70 - Grace
Like a fine cloth for the table:its strength, its appropriateness,the twist and spring of its fibers,the love and care of its making,(and how eagerly..
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! In The Spirit Of Rumi - 7
‘My Beloved,what can I give you of myself,that I have not given? ’My Beloved said‘O my dearest one,in all places, at all times,remember Me.’‘O My..
©  Michael Shepherd