sufi sun
at center
rumi trance
joyful earth
divine love
mystic daze
subtle sound
dizzy beats
rhythm control
floating floor
giddy dance
ego spins
repeat turn
sway slowly
receive grace
Wanderer,
free spirit,
gets around the endless world,
he relentlessly seeks happiness.
Open your eyes
encounter an aurora borealis
simple to perfection,
like a lost Eskimo
or as a Buddhist monk
who attains Nirvana somewhere in distant Burma.
Or rather as an aborigine influenced by mysticism
or a lost Sufi
among the vapors of the hookah,
the scents of a forgotten time
that leave behind only the perfume of memories
abandoned in the wilderness of life.
Being a Berber in the desert
or Sahara Tuareg,
when the pleasure is enjoyed in a fleeting moment
while absorbed in timeless meditation,
enjoying life
in perpetuity carpe diem.
Mashoq jay razi na hovay nach kay manana painda
Jay tun bhalu nu manana pehlay sain nu manaa
Jhalya bhalu manana sokha sain manana aukha
Nach kay sain nu mana pavain loki akhan kanjar
Jhalya bhalu manana sokha sain manana aukha
Jay tun bhalu nu manana pehlay sain nu manaa
Mashoq jay razi na hovay nach kay manana painda.
Infectious!
by Hafiz
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
I became infected with happiness tonight
as I wandered idly, singing in the starlight.
Now I'm wonderfully contagious—
so kiss me!
One Sufi said I AM
and was killed for it
one psychologist said about
God
"I don't believe, I know"
And was praised for it
yet both were uttering the
same meaning
it is not just about formal
dogma such as Salat or
prayer
Those are of course fine
and a must
but going through ife
with just that is just
walking for the sake of
walking
you don't stop enjoying the
things around you
The Natural
Beauty of it
All
STOP
smell the bed of roses
hear the sound of the birds
singing a song just for you
feel the soft wet grass
between your dry toes
soak in the sunlight
that is what Jung and Hajji
were trying to say
Don't just worship God
try to know him
sit by yourself and just
communicate, think, feel
God
that is the ultimate experience
which so many of us
seem to forget
so that the thought is
reduced to memory
stop taking things like that
for granted.
It may be your only
chance to shine.
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