Teachings of Rumi by Andrew Harvey

Author:Andrew Harvey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shambhala

See the Friend Directly

THERE’S NO CURE, except the retreat into love,

For the suffering of subtly afflicted hearts.

See the Friend directly, or burn in longing for Him—

What does the whole world matter, apart from that?

To arrive, at last, at the vision of the Friend,

Keep your soul prostrate before the image you have of Him.

Stay standing before Him like the foot of a lamp;

A thousand graces are poured out to the noble.

In this contingent universe, you are powerless;

When will you find the origin of time?

When physical vision has transcended space,

Another sky opens to the eyes of the soul.

Your body is a saucepan, the soul its food.

Place this pan on the fire of divine passion

So its flames can make boil the truth within you.

Then you won’t need anyone else’s poems or teachings—

You yourself will know the value of your state of soul.

MATHNAWI

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