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Camel by Angeloux via Flickr The Many Wines
Rumi
God has given us a dark wine so potent that,
drinking it, we leave the two worlds.God has put into the form of hashish a power
to deliver the taster from self-consciousness.God has made sleep so
that it erases every thought.God made Majnun love Layla so much that
just her dog would cause confusion in him.There are thousands of wines
that can take over our minds.Don’t think all ecstacies
are the same!Jesus was lost in his love for God.
His donkey was drunk with barley.Drink from the presence of saints,
not from those other jars.Every object, every being,
is a jar full of delight.Be a conoisseur,
and taste with caution.Any wine will get you high.
Judge like a king, and choose the purest,the ones unadulterated with fear,
or some urgency about “what’s needed.”Drink the wine that moves you
as a camel moves when it’s been untied,and is just ambling about.
Tag: savoring
Image by foghornleg90 via Flickr
A good article here on savoring and a list of actions and the corresponding emotion we feel.
- What did we take the time to marvel at today and did we feel awe?
- What did we stop to give thanks for and did we feel gratitude?
- Did we have five minutes to bask in a task well done, or a compliment, and feel pride?
- Did we luxuriate in the bath, or the park, or some where else and feel pleasure?
It would be good to extend the list. I’ve just started a little public wiki for anyone who wants to join in.
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