Animals move closer and fast towards complete satisfaction, an end of their desire. Lovers seek no satisfaction but an eternal burning fall ... in love. ©Andreea Garden, January 2017
Eternal fall
Month: January 2017
Only fresh Unknown is home of lovers
Like fish in a river We flow towards the Ocean. Missing the Ocean, Madly believing Ocean must be upstream, We fight and resist the flow. We argue and protest each other Regarding the relative upstream direction of our common journey. "Let go and add yourself to the Flow, lover." "But it's madness to leave the … Continue reading Only fresh Unknown is home of lovers
H.Artmann ~ An impromptu SoundCloud Collaboration
I have found the heart - H.Artmann & A.Garden My reading of Rumi's poem "I have found the heart" embraced in a song by most talented singer and songwriter H.Artmann .
Art is practicing surrender
When I was thirteen I wished for a Friend. He suddenly appeared in a vision. He loved me always. When I misbehaved He was quiet. His quietness taught me more than words. I knew that my every single heartfelt desire He received and kept for later. Until I was open to surprises. But I kept … Continue reading Art is practicing surrender
Play a game “how many qualities a moment…”
Joy of being and other insights
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What Jesus runs away from ~ poem by Rumi excerpt
"“Are you the one who says words over a dead person, so that he wakes up?” I am. “Did you not make the clay birds fly?” Yes. “Who then could possibly cause you to run like this?” Jesus slows his pace. I say the Great Name over the deaf and the blind, they are healed. … Continue reading What Jesus runs away from ~ poem by Rumi excerpt
“The seed market” a poem by Rumi
"Can you find another market like this? Where, with your one rose, You can buy hundreds of rose gardens? Where, for one seed you get a whole wilderness? For one weak breath, the divine wind? You've been fearful of being absorbed in the ground or drawn up by the air. Now, your waterbead lets go … Continue reading “The seed market” a poem by Rumi
“I cannot praise You as You should be praised”
"Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don’t claim them. Feel the artistry moving through, and be silent. Or say, “I cannot praise You as You should be praised. Such words are infinitely beyond my understanding.”" from "The Essential Rumi - reissue: New Expanded Edition" by Coleman Barks, Jalal al-Din Rumi, John Moyne http://a.co/hy3Kumv
Nothing Only ~ soul song
Very soon, all will be over. Undone. There is really not much you can do. Life is the only Doer and Undoer. Nothing to do. Nothing to undo. Nothing to desire. Nothing to accomplish. Nothing to fear. Nothing to reject. Nothing to improve. Nothing to save. Nothing to give. Nothing to take. Nothing to see. … Continue reading Nothing Only ~ soul song
