Not Christian or Jew, or Muslim, not Hindu
Buddhist, Sufi or Zen...
Buddhist, Sufi or Zen...
Not any religion or cultural system.
I am not from the East
or the West,
not out of the ocean
or up from the ground,
not natural or ethereal,
not composed of elements at all.
I am not from the East
or the West,
not out of the ocean
or up from the ground,
not natural or ethereal,
not composed of elements at all.
"I" do not exist,
am not an entity in this world
or in the next,
did not descend from Adam and Eve
or an origin story.
am not an entity in this world
or in the next,
did not descend from Adam and Eve
or an origin story.
My place is the placeless,
a trace of the traceless.
Neither body or soul.
I belong to The Beloved,
have seen the two worlds as one
and that one call to and know,
first, last, outer, inner,
only That Breath breathing
human being.
a trace of the traceless.
Neither body or soul.
I belong to The Beloved,
have seen the two worlds as one
and that one call to and know,
first, last, outer, inner,
only That Breath breathing
human being.
Rumi
recited by Coleman Barks
thanks! love hearing that.
ReplyDeleteA nice reminder in this time of divisiveness and hatred... We are all human being breathed by the same Source.. Thanks for your comment!
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