This is the presence that doesn't. It's dawn, Husam, here in the splendor of coral, inside the friend, the simple truth of what Hallaj said. What else could human beings want? When grapes turn to wine, they're wanting this.
When the nightsky pours by, it's really a crowd of beggars, and they all want some of this! This that we are now created the body, cell by cell, like bees building a honeycomb. The human body and the universe grew from this, not this from the universe and the human body.
from Yoga net
This is one of our favorite poems, because of how it relates to the practice of yoga. Read on to discover how. Some things can't be explained perfectly, they have to just be felt.
ALike This - by Rumi
If anyone asks you how the perfect satisfaction of all our sensual wanting will look, lift your face and say,
Like this.
When someone mentions the gacefulness of the nightsky, climb up on the roof and dance and say,
Like this?
If anyone wants to know what "spirit" is, or what "God's fragrance" means, lean your head toward him or her. Keep your face there close.
Like this.
When someone quotes the old poetic image about clouds gradually uncovering the moon, slowly loosen know by knot the strings of your robe
Like this?
If anyone wonders how Jesus raised the dead, don't try to explain the miracle. Kiss me on the lips.
Like this. Like this.
When someone asks what it means to "die for love," point here.
If someone asks how tall I am, frown and measure with your fingers the space between the creases on your forehead.
This tall.
The soul sometimes leaves the body, then returns. When someone doesn't believe that, walk back into my house.
Like this.
When lovers moan, they're telling our story.
Like this.
I am a sky where spirits live. Stare into this deepening blue, while the breeze says a secret.
Like this.
When someone asks what there is to do, light the candle in his hand.
Like this.
How did Joseph's scent come to Jacob?
Huuuuu.
How did Jacob's sight return?
Huuuuu.
A little wind cleans the eyes.
Like this.
When Shams comes back from Tabriz, he'll put just his head around the edge of the door to surprise us.
Like this.
Jelauddin Rumi was born in the year 1207 and until the age of thirty-seven was a brilliant scholar and popular teacher. But his life changed forever when he met the powerful wandering [whirling] dervish, Shams of Tabriz, of whom Rumi said "What I had thought of before as God, I met today in a human being." From this mysterious and esoteric friendship cam a new height of spiritual enlightenment.
This poem was translate by Coleman Barks and can be found in the collection titled "The Essential Rumi."