Drink the word of
Wisdom,
for it has become a veiled light
for it has become a veiled light
so that you may
become able
to receive the unveiled Light,
to behold without veils
that which is now hidden…
to receive the unveiled Light,
to behold without veils
that which is now hidden…
Taste the filtered
light
and work your way toward wisdom
with no personal covering.
and work your way toward wisdom
with no personal covering.
And traverse the sky
like a star,
that you may journey unconditioned…
that you may journey unconditioned…
Thus you came into
being from non-existence…
...like a star
without a name…
Move across the
night sky
with those anonymous lights…
with those anonymous lights…
Rumi
taken from two different translations:
Reynold A. Nicholson
The Mathnawi of Jalalu’ddin Rumi
and
Coleman Barks
taken from two different translations:
Reynold A. Nicholson
The Mathnawi of Jalalu’ddin Rumi
and
Coleman Barks
Mathnawi III
The surface of the earth
is the shore of the cosmic ocean.
Some part of our being knows this is where
we came from.
is the shore of the cosmic ocean.
Some part of our being knows this is where
we came from.
We long to return,
and we can
because the cosmos
is also within us.
because the cosmos
is also within us.
We are made of star stuff.
Carl Sagan
Cosmos
Those vast (stars)
that you see
far off, far off, far off
with telescopes…
One day you’re going to wake up
and say:
”Why, that is me!”
far off, far off, far off
with telescopes…
One day you’re going to wake up
and say:
”Why, that is me!”
You are the Eternal
Alan Watts
~
Photos: taken out the window
at 3am with flash,
creating these interesting affects
at 3am with flash,
creating these interesting affects
Sagan Rumi and Watts - good company. Wishing you the best for the season and the new year Christine!
ReplyDeleteAh yes :) our "enlightened philosophers" and mystics. LOL Enjoyed your post! Especially the part about the courage to be different... :) Maybe at some point I'll climb down off this shooting star I'm on - nah :) May you continue to "manifest" your wonderful uniqueness!
DeleteWhy that's you! : ) Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteAnd YOU! :) Twinkle, Twinkle...
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