Tag: Rumi

Removing These Barriers to Love.

When I was a young girl, I thought the Moon was in love with the Earth, that he would visit upon her every evening sharing the last of his light to provide warmth in her slumber.

Love is meant to heal; to offer safety and renewal. It is intended to inspire the source of our strength, to eliminate any castings of doubt. But, more so – it is selfless. Why?

Because, we are love. Though sadly, our confusion manifests in this earthly form – the boundaries of body limiting the essence of soul.

In the Vedic tradition, form is indistinguishable from this essence. Though a watch is formed from gold, it never loses its fundamental radiance.
Though we may attach to this label of ‘I’, we can not change the basis of our being.

We are born boundless manifestations of love, obscured only through thought of mind.

And leaving just one simple task, my friends. As the poet Rumi once shared, to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.

In peace…

Namaste ❤️

The Source of True Happiness.

What is the source of your happiness, my loves?
 
Look around, tell me – what do you see?
 
The fiery depths of leaf’s final breath, or the grace within its giving? All present before this miracle of being – its subtleties lost only to these distractions of reason.
 
And, never the wiser for worried pace – it finds its place; with wings outstretched to heavenly heights, bearing these debts of concession.
 
“Forget safety,” the poet Rumi once shared. “Live where you fear to live.” Knowing happiness is derived from the tiniest slivers of light.
 
What is the source, my loves?
 
Tell me – what do you see?
 
And will the frailty of your beautiful human soul allow you faith enough to believe?
In peace…
 
Namaste <3

In Learning to Welcome Them All.

I was thinking this morning of the poet, Rumi. Specifically, with respect to ‘greeting’ all suffering, and encouraging the experience to unveil.

Though, in life, we learn to turn away from our pain; to shield ourselves from the upset and chaos – to embrace the ‘simpler’ path. We believe that through minimizing our pain (or, perhaps even avoiding it) we are liberated from the suffering.

But, that couldn’t be further from the truth.

“The dark thought, the shame, the malice…” Rumi writes. “Meet them at the door laughing and invite them in.”

Though, it seems somewhat counter-intuitive to invite our troubles closer.

So, let’s examine that, if we can. In life, there is always a choice. We could turn away from our troubles – ignore and/or deny them. Though, what might we learn? And, more importantly – how do we begin to disentangle from the limitations of these tired, old habits?

Likewise, we could lean into our troubles, to soften to them. In doing so, we may begin to open our hearts, to understand the true root of our suffering.

From the basis of one, we invite exclusion. From the basis of the other, we are offered discovery.

To be truly boundless, we must remove these obstacles of heart. To be truly free, we must encourage discovery.

“This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
As an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.”

A little something to consider, my loves.

We must learn to be grateful to all things; and, to each…we must learn to welcome them all.

In peace,

Namaste ❤️

Where Soul Finds Its Wings.

Thirteenth century poet Jelaluddin Rumi once wrote that our deepest life experience is manifested through the subtlest of ways.
 
Just as the contraction and expansion between suffering and peace – like “two beautifully balanced and coordinated bird wings.”
 
There is an unmistakable peace within this space; and illumination of self to spirit never previously known. It is an extension of our divine grace, realized in those fleeting moments of finally letting go.
 
Though, we may often feel overwhelmed by our emotions – the cursing, the crying, the ‘wondering why.’ We mustn’t forget the inescapable truth of this moment. That is to say, that even within this space there exists the capacity to spread our wings and take flight.
 
Try as we might to deny.
 
“Your hand opens and closes and opens and closes,” he writes. “If it were always a fist or always stretched open, you would be paralyzed.”
 
Oh, but haven’t we all felt paralyzed, at times? We’re so hesitant to experience this pain of knowing, that we hold tight to the uncertainty instead. We never consider the much broader context, that in holding on we are never truly free.
 
To experience freedom, we must abandon this antiquated way of thinking; that a good practice can only manifest in those times of ‘smooth and calm.’
 
When in fact, our practice contains so much more than that. It’s neither the suffering nor the peace, my loves – it’s that delicate space in between, wherein the truth of our own heart is formed.
 
And our beautiful soul may finally find its wings.
 
In peace…
 
Namaste
 
<3
 
 

A Little Something of Our Sameness.

“This is the subtle truth; whatever you love, you are.” – Rumi

My darlings, this morning I wanted to share one of my favorite passages from poet, Jalāl ad-Dīn Rumi. One which speaks to the depth of our interconnectedness; and whose threads form the very fabric of humanity.

“Whatever you love, you are…”

My goodness, what a brilliantly compelling truth. That I, in looking to the eyes of another, see myself in that ‘reflection’ before me.

In their stillness, I find my own sense of calm. And, in their suffering, I find compassion growing. It’s all right there, all at once – every inkling, every stirring – intended to reinforce these threads of connection, and show us just what it means to be human.

It’s this ‘oneness’ which connects us all, my loves. A boundless peace manifested through our journey.

And, when we’re able to break free of these barriers to love – only then, can we finally step into the wholeness of our being.

“Whatever you love, you are…”

My darlings, in this way – you and I are one in the same.

Namaste <3

Returning to the Root of Your Soul.

[blockquote source=”Rumi”]Why are you so enchanted by this world when a mine of gold lies within you? Open your eyes and come — Return to the root of the root of your own soul.”[/blockquote]

There are moments in our lives when we are wounded so deeply, we fear we’ll never find our way through again. In an instant, we are knocked from our feet – as desperation claims Hope’s final breath.

As sentient beings, we process loss in a slightly different way – beginning with mind, and cascading through to the deepest part of our souls. We fall to our knees, we curse, we hide away…we cry…we pray.

All for that one glimmer of light, in which faith is restored once again.

We live in a chaotic world, where change is inevitable – and yet still, we still suffer the pain of ‘not ever going back.’ We crave the soft coziness of familiarity, in whatever form it may manifest – both good, and bad.

In our minds, anything feels better than the groundlessness of change.

And yet, we spend so much time seeking a ‘better version’ of  our self –

When, unbeknownst, a ‘mine of gold’ lies already within.

 

The Root of the Root of Your Self by Jalaluddin Rumi

Don’t go away, come near.
Don’t be faithless, be faithful.
Find the antidote in the venom.
Come to the root of the root of yourself.

Molded of clay, yet kneaded
from the substance of certainty,
a guard at the Treasury of Holy Light –
come, return to the root of the root of your Self.

Once you get hold of selflessness,
You’ll be dragged from your ego
and freed from many traps.
Come, return to the root of the root of your Self.

You are born from the children of God’s creation,
but you have fixed your sight too low.
How can you be happy?
Come, return to the root of the root of your Self.

You were born from a ray of God’s majesty
and have the blessings of a good star.
Why suffer at the hands of things that don’t exist?
Come, return to the root of the root of your Self.

You are a ruby embedded in granite.
How long will you pretend it’s not true?
We can see it in your eyes.
Come to the root of the root of your Self.

You came here from the presence of that fine Friend,
a little drunk, but gentle, stealing our hearts
with that look so full of fire; so,
come, return to the root of the root of your Self.

Our master and host, Shamsi Tabrizi,
has put the eternal cup before you.
Glory be to God, what a rare wine!
So come, return to the root of the root of your Self.”