the hidden secret is that giving of ourselves to others brings love (Ok, just worked out the Preformatted thing, so will avoid that double spacing in future.
soul cannot be bound
up in fear and worry and
expect to be free
do not fear pain for
God is taking away that
which you no longer need
as the sun must shine
and the bird sing, so too
must man love
make love thy master, for
love is God and whosoever
loves shall find God
soul dwells beyond time
and space in that nameless world
ye know as God
Someone sitting contentedly
in a quiet place, excited about things yet to come,
who’s not himself longed for by anyone
is a postcard to the rest of us
Rumi
(Open Secret; Translations Coleman Barks)
Dear Siljan, many thanks for the welcome and kind words.
It is certainly a joy to find you here, and a blessing as doing so is a kind of ‘second wind’ for all of us who were previously friends at Andrej’s Moveable Feast Cafe. I’m grateful to be back and look forward to have another opportunity to share our humble views. Still a little at sea with the formatting here, eg; I was able to add images at the Daily Chronicles, but am unable to do so here. Discussed with amarynth, but so far have not been able to get through the tech issues. Sudhi, thanks for the lovely haiku, I’m a little crestfallen I can’t add an image, but here is the link to my haiku below, http://valenis.net/gallery4.php#image-4
sudden downpour,
a pair of rainsoaked crows –
on the way home
understanding who and what we are,
brings the required perspective
allowing us to cultivate spiritual grace
and so face every challenge
that process of becoming
enables us to accept God’s will,
we gradually let go of the struggle
and realise everything is for our own good