Can't You See the Mighty
Warrior?
How often you ask,
What is my path?
What is my cure?
He has made you a seeker of Unity,
isn't that enough?
What is my path?
What is my cure?
He has made you a seeker of Unity,
isn't that enough?
All your sorrow exists for
one reason -
that you may end sorrow forever.
The desire to know your own soul
will end all other desires.
that you may end sorrow forever.
The desire to know your own soul
will end all other desires.
The smell of bread has
reached you -
if that aroma fills you with delight
what need is there for bread?
If you have fallen in love,
that love is proof enough;
If you have not fallen in love,
what good is all your proof?
if that aroma fills you with delight
what need is there for bread?
If you have fallen in love,
that love is proof enough;
If you have not fallen in love,
what good is all your proof?
Can't you see? -
If you are not the King
what meaning is there
in a kingly entourage?
If the beautiful one is not inside you
what is that light
hidden under your cloak?
If you are not the King
what meaning is there
in a kingly entourage?
If the beautiful one is not inside you
what is that light
hidden under your cloak?
From a distance you tremble
with fear -
Can't you see the mighty warrior
standing ready in your heart?
Can't you see the mighty warrior
standing ready in your heart?
The fire of his eyes
has burned away every veil,
So why do you remain behind the curtain,
scared of what you cannot see? -
Open your eyes! The Beloved
is staring you right in the face!
has burned away every veil,
So why do you remain behind the curtain,
scared of what you cannot see? -
Open your eyes! The Beloved
is staring you right in the face!
If a master has not
placed
His light in your heart,
What joy can you find in this world? -
His light in your heart,
What joy can you find in this world? -
every flower is
lifeless,
and sweet wine has no taste.
and sweet wine has no taste.
~ Rumi ~
(A Garden Beyond Paradise: The
Mystical Poetry of Rumi,
versions by Jonathan
Star)
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