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Shebi-Arus: Rumi’s Wedding Night (Khamosh)

Posted on December 18, 2016 by skipavm@gmail.com

Khamush (Silence) (Jelal-a-din Rumi) “Carry your baggage toward silence: when you seek the signs of the Way, don’t make yourself the focus of attention. The Prophet said, “Know that amid the sea of cares my Companions are like guiding stars.” … Continue reading →

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I Came to Draw You

Posted on November 24, 2016 by skipavm@gmail.com

trim-7a789ed5-d6b3-4427-9377-50668f2e562d I came to draw You, and with my own eyes, You painted all the cosmos between us, and then You opened my eyes, and with the illusion of vision, I imagined myself, imagining You. You, Who we cannot see, … Continue reading →

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Give Away What You Love: The Feather and the Mirror

Posted on August 3, 2016 by skipavm@gmail.com

I read a friends accounting of her meeting with an artisan named Calisto, a traditional Hawai’ian woodworker.  He drove up to her house one day to buy a wheelbarrow from her. Both she and Calisto immediately knew that their coming … Continue reading →

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