My guest blogger for the day is the thirteenth-century Sufi poet Rumi, who contributes this: The Guest House This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they are a crowd [...]
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The Guest House
Posted in Poetry, Rumi, tagged poetry, Rumi on October 20, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Mama, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Mystics
Posted in Music, Mysticism, Poetry, Rumi on October 19, 2010 | 5 Comments »
For a number of years my husband and I belonged to a “mystics book group.” We were an odd assortment of seekers, cynics, and gadflies from a variety of faith traditions, and we read some wonderfully thought-provoking books. What became clear after several years was that while there are real and substantive differences between religions, [...]
