Seasons of PeacePoems from Rumi |
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Rumi |
Guest House |
Shadow and Light |
Only Breath |
The Hidden |
| Guest House | Out Beyond Ideas | A Community of the Spirit | There is a Way | If You Want | This We Have Now | Not Here | |
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If You Want
If you want
what visible reality can give, you're an employee. If you want the unseen world, you're not living your truth. Both wishes are foolish, but you'll be forgiven for forgetting that what you really want is love's confusing joy. |
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From The Essential Rumi, page 193. Translated by Coleman Barks.
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