Rumi, the Great

Taken From: "The Essential Rumi"
Translated by: Coleman Barks
HarperCollins Publishers, 1995


Drink all your passion,
and be a disgrace.

Close both eyes
to see with the other eye.

Open your hands,
if you want to be held.

Sit down in this circle.

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Be empty of worrying.
Think of who created thought!

Why do you stay in prison
when the door is so wide open?

Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking.
Live in silence

Real Knowledge

Master View

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall.When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no it was covered with green buds and full of promise.The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree's life.He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season,and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring,the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall.

Moral:Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.Don't judge life by one difficult season.Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to come some time or later.

SHOPPING MATH

A man will pay £2 for a £1 item he needs.

A woman will pay £1 for a £2 item that she doesn't need.

A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.

A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

What Counts

“I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand”

"It's what's learned and used, not what's taught, that counts."

My Dad

"Father's Opinion"
4 years: My daddy can do anything.
7 years: My dad knows a lot, a whole lot.
8 years: My father doesn't know quite everything.
12 years: Oh, well, naturally Father doesn't know that, either.
14 years: Father? Hopelessly old-fashioned.
21 years: Oh, that man is out-of-date. What did you expect?
25 years: He knows a little bit about it, but not much.
30 years: Maybe we ought to find out what Dad thinks.
35 years: A little patience. Let's get Dad'sassessment before we do anything.
50 years: I wonder what Dad would have thought about that. He was pretty smart.
60 years: My Dad knew absolutely everything!
65 years: I'd give anything if Dad were here so I could talk this over with him. I really miss that man.

Happy New Year

Watch

Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become action.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your characters; they become destiny.

Better Things!

When you look at yourself from a universal stand point, something inside always reminds or informs you that there are bigger and better things to worry about.

Albert Einstein

Let's Share

Because we all share this planet earth, we have to learn to live in harmony and peace with each other and with nature. This is not just a dream, but a necessity.

It is better to have less if it is with peace of mind than to have abundant wealth but with a tormented spirit.

Give Light

Give Light and the People Will Find Their Way.

This blog intends to share some of the intuitive materials I have learned through out my life. It is a humble work that I hope can throw some light to the life path we are all pursuing.