emotional

This reminds me of a piece from Jalaal Ad-Din Rumi:

Rima

I love SUFI poetry :

here is one by RUMI:

Oh! Supreme Lover!
Let me leave aside my worries.
The flowers are blooming
with the exultation of your Spirit.

By Allah!
I long to escape the prison of my ego
and lose myself
in the mountains and the desert.

These sad and lonely people tire me.
I long to revel in the drunken frenzy of your love
and feel the strength of Rustam in my hands.

I'm sick of mortal kings.
I long to see your light.
With lamps in hand
the sheikhs and mullahs roam
the dark alleys of these towns
not finding what they seek.

You are the Essence of the Essence,
The intoxication of Love.
I long to sing your praises
but stand mute
with the agony of wishing in my heart.

Have you ever seen the MEWLAWY , and how they dance:
it is amazing

Rima

how beautifu and how amazing this love
(the only unlimited love) is the love toward my beloved Lord ,
my beloved God .

My God I love You in all my heart and all my soul ,
you are my only love


:here some more:

I have made You the Companion of my heart.
But my body is available to those who desire its company,
And my body is friendly toward its guest,
But the Beloved of my heart is the guest of my soul.


Rabia adawyya

Rima

:notworthy

livius drusus

This thread was split from Looking for a new god to worship. As you were.

Rima

Tnank you Livius for making this a specific topic:


My Lord
my beloved God
let me live one more day
to worship you in it
the whole life is too short
to worship you , my Lord
the way you deserve
my Lord bless me
be in my heart
in my soul

emotional

I think ~E~ would be a better place for this. It's not a discussion.

Rima

what is E ???

Rima

O Lord,
If tomorrow on Judgment Day
You send me to Hell,
I will tell such a secret
That Hell will race from me
Until it is a thousand years away.

O Lord,
Whatever share of this world
You could give to me,
Give it to Your enemies;
Whatever share of the next world
You want to give to me,
Give it to Your friends.
You are enough for me.

O Lord,
If I worship You
From fear of Hell, burn me in Hell.

O Lord,
If I worship You
From hope of Paradise, bar me from its gates.

But if I worship You for Yourself alone
Then grace me forever the splendor of Your Face

Rabi`a Adawyya

livius drusus

Fair enough.

Rima, E is short for Elsewhere, the forum at the bottom of the main page described as "For religion related topics of little philosophical importance and/or topics moved from other forums due to a lack of serious content." Since this is more of a presentation than a discussion, and it is not likely to scale any philosophical heights or even plateaus, really, this thread is probably best suited to it.