The day of celebration has arrived, but where is the Beloved? Everywhere there is joy and happiness but has anyone seen the Beloved? what joy then. how to rejoice then. Union with the Beloved, away from all there is. that day is the day of sheer happiness. How and where to seek the path to […]
Dar ul Irfan – University of Sufism and Self
This post is an adaptation from a post from Dar Ul Irfan Inner Peace blog from June 4, 2019, with permission. The original content of the post is along the left and mine alongside on the right. In AP English class in the late 90’s my teacher was this awesome east/west philosopher and retired rock n’ roller. A common exercise was he would write Sufi quotes on the board and we would write for 20 minutes about whatever the words inspired. When I read the original post I was inspired to do something similar, now that I have lived 20+ years! I hope you enjoy, and if Mr. Dalton you can see this from up there, thank you.
The day of celebration has arrived, You have arrived within yourself
but where is the beloved? and there is nobody there.
Everywhere there is joy and happiness The heart cave was decorated with flowers
but has anyone seen the Beloved? but when you walked inside, hopeful
what joy then. you were alone.
how to rejoice then. I thought it would be different.
Union with the Beloved, Following the yearning in my soul
away from all there is. the forest paths converged
that day of sheer happiness. the pain felt worth it
How and where to seek the path to Beloved. Am I arrived too soon?
to the much awaited meeting Or too late?
what price to pay My ego was burned away
when will there be a resolve to this heartache by pain and loss and dissolution
to existence without separation The Beloved should be all there is left
without sorrow a soul adrift in the sea of remembering
that yearning for Beloved trusting the waters to take me home
where to acquire this sweet yearning pain. what have I forgotten?
Quantum Faith - Transmogrification 