To Him is Our Return

When in the Soul of the Serene Disciple When in the soul of the serene disciple With no more Fathers to imitate Poverty is a success, It is a small thing to say the roof is gone: He has not even a house. Stars, as well as friends, Are angry with the noble ruin. Saints depart in several directions. Be still: There is no longer any need of comment. I

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A Garden Beyond Paradise

by Rumi

Everything you see has its roots

in the unseen world.

The forms may change,

yet the essence remains the same.

Every wondrous sight will vanish,

every sweet word will fade.

But do not be disheartened,

The Source they come from is eternal--

growing, branching out,

giving new life and new joy.

Why do you weep?--

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he Source

Source

Alas my Muslim friends

I do not know myself

I am not Christian

I am not Jewish

I am not Zoroastrian

I am not Muslim either

am not of the earth

I am not of the wind

I am not of the water

I am not of the fire

I have seen both worlds

And call them one

My place is the placeless

A trace of traceless

I am not the body

I am not the mind

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An individual enters the final stages of the Way when the nafs begins to release its grip on the qalb, thus allowing the ruh—which is present in all humanity, but is cloaked in the veil of the self—to absorb the qalb as though it were a drop of dew plunged into a vast, endless sea. When this occurs, the individual achieves fana: ecstatic, intoxicat

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