What Am I??
I can't get enough of this lovely poem by Rumi. There is a link to a beautiful recital of this poem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CINLONC97as
What Am I?
What is to be done, O Muslims?
for I do not recognize myself.
I am neither Christian, nor Jew, nor Gabr [Magian], nor Muslim.
I am not of the East, nor of the West, nor of the land, nor of the sea;
I am not of Nature's mint, nor of the circling heavens.
I am not of earth, nor of water, nor of air, nor of fire;
I am not of the empyrean, nor of the dust, nor of existence, nor of entity.
I am not of India, nor of China, nor of Bulghar, nor of Saqsin;
I am not of the kingdom of 'Iraqain, nor of the country of Khurasan.
I am not of this world, nor of the next, nor of Paradise, nor of Hell;
I am not of Adam, nor of Eve, nor of Eden and Rizwan.
My place is the Placeless, my trace is the Traceless;
'Tis neither body nor soul, for I belong to the soul of the Beloved.
I have put duality away, I have seen that the two worlds are one;
One I seek, One I know, One I see, One I call.
....RUMI.
You are welcome :)
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poems on this topic. here is one of my personal favorites:
Free Love
By all means they try to hold me secure who love me in this world.
But it is otherwise with thy love which is greater than theirs,
and thou keepest me free.
Lest I forget them they never venture to leave me alone.
But day passes by after day and thou art not seen.
If I call not thee in my prayers, if I keep not thee in my heart,
thy love for me still waits for my love.
here is a link to R.B.Tagore's mytic poetry.
http://www.blissfulself.com/r_tagore.htm
"The more I see of the world the more am I dissatisfied with it." Jane Austen.
"The more I see of the world the more am I dissatisfied with it." Jane Austen.
Hey dont know any Punju. But can figure out some
A song with similar wordings though in Punjabi.
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It is the Universal reality. In every way we are all connected. Mysticism and Spiritualism are ways to understand, explore and become part of it all. Every religion has teachings that opens the mind unto the Almigty. The essence of every religion is spirituality
it defies nationalities, boundaries and trivial affiliations.. it is oneness with the ultimate reality..
"The more I see of the world the more am I dissatisfied with it." Jane Austen.
IT SEEMS LIKE U R FROM OUTSPACE AND IT SEEMS LIKE NOT
and its the beauty of true art that it brings ppl closer instead of creating polariztion.
"The more I see of the world the more am I dissatisfied with it." Jane Austen.
For me all nationalities and boundries are political. Religion is just a code of conduct for a healthy and cultured way of life leading unto spiritual awareness. Of all that was, which is and what will be.
Sounds like what I think of myself