Saturday, April 8, 2017

Master Hsu Yun - The poise of a dying man

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Beyond meditation practice, there is attitude.  A beginner must learn to cultivate what is called ‘the poise of a dying man.’ What is ...

Ella May Brown - The Room-less Kingdom

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Fear dies to love, it fades to an unknowing that love is made new in every place the beloved whispers in all forms like light in the d...
Friday, April 7, 2017

Sahajo - Those gone mad in love

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art Reza Badrossama Those gone mad in love, All of life is transformed for them. Sahajo says: They don’t see Who is a beggar or a ...
Thursday, April 6, 2017

Mansur Al-Hallaj - Oh Thou, Wholeness of My Wholeness…

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A leaf from an illustrated manuscript on poetry, Kashmir, 19th century.  The scene depicts the burning and crucification of Mansur al-...

Hafiz - Good poetry

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art Mahmoud Farshchian "Good poetry Makes a beautiful naked woman Materialize from words Who then says, With a sword precarious...

Javad Nurbakhsh - The Beloved

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An entire lifetime we have remained captives in our own cage. This much is clear: we cannot become settled in this trap. O Beloved, ca...
Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Marianne Broug - The green temple

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I was wandering today amidst the busy-ness of my life, wondering how it is that so many must hold this world with a restlessness s...
Monday, April 3, 2017

Nesimi - What of it?

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I myself took up the cloak of blame; I smashed the bottle of honour and virtue on a stone.         What of it?   Sometimes I rise...