"... Move beyond any attachment to names." Every war

and every conflict between human beings has happened because
of some disagreement about

names. It's such an unnecessary foolishness, because just
beyond the arguing there's a long

table of companionship, set and waiting for us to sit down.


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What is praised is one, so the praise is one too,
many jugs being poured

into a huge basin. All religions, all this singing,
one song.

The differences are just illusion and vanity. Sunlight
looks slightly different

on this wall than it does on that wall and a lot different
on this other one, but

it is still one light. We have borrowed these clothes, these
time-and-space personalities,

from a light, and when we praise, we pour them back in.

-mevlana jelaluddin rumi - 13th century

Thank you for the Rumi prayer Inda.
He is one of my very favourite poets.

We have been, and are still fighting for the same thing called by many different names.

Sincerely,
Gisele

Thank you for the prayer Inda.

Rumi was absolutely right,
and he lived so many years ago.
Humans haven't evolved a bit.


As Rumi says:
"The One appears to be many to the cross-eyed
who can only see through the spectacles of duality."


Love,
Sue

quote:

Originally posted by dear Gisele:
We have been, and are still fighting for the same thing called by many different names.

Amen and.. AWOMEN!

Great topic, thanks Inda and all!

Love, Teom

Thank you for the beautiful and very wise Rumi words.

Love,
yoko


Prayer clears the mist
and brings back peace to the soul-

-Rumi

Thank you Gisele, Sue, Teo and yoko for your replies.

...during a night
the blessed prophet
broke all the idols and
God remained alone
to give equally to all
an endless love

Translated by Nader Khalili
Rumi, Fountain of Fire
Cal-Earth, September 1994

Thank you for the Rumi prayer.
I also like the replies.
Rumi was very wise, even though he lived so long ago.

Love,
Vicky

Thank you Vicky.
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The faithful are many,
But their faith is one.
The bodies are numerious,
But their soul is one.
____ Rumi

AMEN! AMEN!

Dear Margherita,

AMEN
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In truth everything and everyone
Is a shadow of the Beloved,
And our seeking is His seeking
And our words are His words...
We search for Him here and there,
while looking right at Him.
Sitting by His side, we ask:
'O Beloved, where is the Beloved?'

Rumi