Japanese Essentials ~ IKIGAI 生き甲斐
Tag: words
One Word
One word And it is over. One word Everything dissipates. One word Babylon falls. One word The world has never been. One word End of time. One word Ego dies. One word Only life. ©️A. Garden, July 2019
Healing Poetry ~ of Life and Love
Words for practicing marinating in God’s Presence
Words are sacred
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Opening ~ a poem about aggression, fear and power of words
Why are you angry? asked the bird. Because I am scared, said the dog. Why are you afraid? asked the butterfly. Because it’s dark and I cannot see, said the dog. Why is it dark? asked the mole. Because all doors are shut, said the dog. Why are all doors shut? asked the dear. Because … Continue reading Opening ~ a poem about aggression, fear and power of words
The difference between light and words that try to say light
"The rest of this must be said in silence because of the enormous difference between light and words that try to say light." Rumi
Tree Life
Here, among branches of the glorious tree, Music is without instruments Sound is without meanings Colors play without emotions Friends are without strings Joy is without mind. Andreea Garden, February 2017
From Rumi’s “The Night Air”
"What if a man cannot be made to say anything? How do you learn his hidden nature?" "I sit in front of him in silence, and set up a ladder made of patience, and if in his presence a language from beyond joy and beyond grief begins to pour from my chest, I know that … Continue reading From Rumi’s “The Night Air”
“No flag” poem by Rumi
"I used to want buyers for my words. Now I wish someone would buy me away from words. I've made a lot of charmingly profound images, ... I'm so tired of what I've been doing. Then one image without form came, And I quit. Look for someone else to tend the shop. I'm out of … Continue reading “No flag” poem by Rumi
