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THE GUEST HOUSE – the Buddha probably inspired Rumi’s great poem
THE GUEST HOUSE –
BY RUMI AND THE BUDDHA
Rumi, the 13th century Muslim poet from a Persian family, has deservedly won a place in our hearts for his sublime capacity to nourish the depth of our being with his perceptive insights into love, sensuality, spirituality and intimacy with the immediate world.
His poems strike a chord in the depths of our meditative being. Not surprisingly, insight meditation teachers delight to read Rumi’s poems to spiritual practitioners. One of his best loved poems is The Guest House. The Buddha used the same analogy around 1700 years earlier in two talks entitled The Guest House.
The words of the Buddha probably inspired Rumi to write The Guest House.
THE GUEST HOUSE
by Rumi
This being human is a guest house. …
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LOVE IS STRONGER THAN DEATH
Love is stronger than death,
and empty gaps in the years
and the grooves of personal history,
so the kaleidoscope of countless perceptions
rest in an enduring fragrance that fills our being
while upholding a precious dedication.
Love is stronger than the fears, …
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