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Love: The joy that wounds

October 24, 2019November 6, 2019 Rekha Sahay11 Comments

You try to be faithful
And sometimes you’re cruel.
You are mine. Then, you leave.
Without you, I can’t cope.

And when you take the lead,
I become your footstep.
Your absence leaves a void.
Without you, I can’t cope.

You have disturbed my sleep,
You have wrecked my image.
You have set me apart.
Without you, I can’t cope.

― ❤️ Rumi, Love: The Joy That Wounds: The Love Poems of Rumi

In your light….

October 23, 2019 Rekha Sahay15 Comments

In your light, I learn how to love
in your beauty, how to make poems.

You dance inside my chest

where no one sees you,

but sometimes I do

and that sight becomes this art.

Rumi ❤

Doorway

October 22, 2019November 6, 2019 Rekha Sahay11 Comments

They say there is a doorway from heart to heart, but what is the use of a door when there are no walls?

Rumi ❤️

Do you know what you are ?

October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 Rekha Sahay4 Comments

Do you know what you are?
You are a manuscript of a divine letter.
You are a mirror reflecting a noble face.
This universe is not outside of you.
Look inside yourself;
everything that you want,
you are already that.

― ❤ Rumi, Hush, Don’t Say Anything to God: Passionate Poems of Rumi

Painting courtesy- Lily Sahay

You think of yourself
as a citizen of the universe.
You think you belong
to this world of dust and matter.
Out of this dust
you have created a personal image,
and have forgotten
about the essence of your true origin.

― ❤ Rumi, Hush, Don’t Say Anything to God: Passionate Poems of Rumi

The Guest House

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 Rekha Sahay3 Comments

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 are 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 whatever comes.
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.

— Rumi,
translation by Coleman Barks

Goodbyes !!!

October 10, 2019 Rekha Sahay8 Comments

Goodbyes are only for those

who love with their eyes.

Because for those who love

with heart and soul

there is no such thing as separation.

Rumi ❤

Do not resist the change

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 Rekha Sahay8 Comments

Try not to resist the changes that come your way.

Instead let life live through you.

And do not worry that your life is turning upside down.

How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come?

Rumi ❤

Your light!

August 29, 2019August 29, 2019 Rekha Sahay6 Comments

Don’t you know yet

It is your light that

lights the worlds.

Rumi❤️

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In your light, I learn how to love in your beauty, how to make poems.

You dance inside my chest

where no one sees you,

but sometimes I do

and that sight becomes this art.

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They say there is a doorway from heart to heart, but what is the use of a door when there are no walls?

Rumi ❤️

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Do you know what you are?You are a manuscript of a divine letter.You are a mirror reflecting a noble face.This universe is not outside of you.Look inside yourself;everything that you want,you are already that.

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

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

Welcome and entertain them all!Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,who violently sweep your houseempty of its furniture,still, treat each guest honorably.He may be clearing you outfor some new delight.

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

Be grateful for whatever comes.because each has been sentas a guide from beyond.

— Rumi,translation by Coleman Barks

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Goodbyes are only for those

who love with their eyes.

Because for those who love

with heart and soul

there is no such thing as separation.

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Try not to resist the changes that come your way.

Instead let life live through you.

And do not worry that your life is turning upside down.

How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come?

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Don’t you know yet

It is your light that

lights the worlds.

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I want to sing

like the birds sing,

not worrying about

who hears or what they think.

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In your light, I learn how to love
in your beauty, how to make poems.

Do you know what you are?
You are a manuscript of a divine letter.
You are a mirror reflecting a noble face.
This universe is not outside of you.
Look inside yourself;
everything that you want,
you are already that.

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 are 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 whatever comes.
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.

— Rumi,
translation by Coleman Barks