Another gem from Rumi

What souls desire arrives.
We are standing up to our necks
in the sacred pool. Majesty is here.

The grains of the earth take in something
they do not understand.

Where did this come from?
It comes from where your longing comes.

From which direction?
As ripeness comes to fruit.

This answer lights a candle
in the chest of anyone who hears.

Most people only look for the way when they are hurt.
Pain is a fine path to the unknowable.

But today is different.
Today the quality we call splendour
puts on human clothes, walks through the door,
closes it behind, and sits down with us
in this companionship.

Rumi

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yelena
Majesty is here..To read and understand Rumi is an experience.Thanks for sharing a lot.
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mistycalpoet
Thank you Wojja for this beautiful verse of Rumi one of the world’s most revered mystical poets....
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Raj Arumugam
Lovely poem form Rumi, wojja
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sridevi
Thank you Wojja for this gem :))
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rajagopal
as the seed also important, thinking of the way in calm would add flavour...great work
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