Inter-Faith Meditations |
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My readings from Inter-Faith meditation on 19 December,2012 at New Thought Center for Spiritual Living: LIGHT AND SHADOWSI am not I. I am this one walking beside me whom I do not see, whom at times I manage to visit. and whom at other times I forget; who remains calm and silent while I talk, and forgives, gently, when I hate, who walks where I am not, who will remain standing when I die. Juan Ramon Jimenez This poem is a favorite meditation of mine. I prefaced my reading of it with two repeated questions: “Who are you?” and “What do you want?” These are ultimate questions – if you think you have answers to them… you are mistaken. Go deeper…
This combined reading came to me as I was preparing for the Inter-Faith Meditation at New Thought Center for Spiritual Living. As I copied the Rumi text, I saw that it was true, but it also had a positive balance point. As I meditated on that, the right-hand column emerged. I hesitate to put my name on it, since it is so obviously derived from the work of Rumi. I prefaced this reading with the invitation: “Go deeper”. I invite you to re-read the poems from a still-deeper perspective. Peace, Sharif [NOTE: You are always free to re-post these articles. Please let me know that you’ve done so!] [NOTE: While I welcome your comments, I do not post comments from “Anonymous”, or from bogus email addresses. That is not the kind of society that we should support. The next society will be based on love and community, not snarkiness and anonymity.] [On the other hand: there may be valid reasons why you don’t want your name used. (For example: job-related issues. It’s happened before.) Send me an email and let’s discuss it.] |
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gwyn stetler
says on:this interfaith devotion website really spoke to me this morning – thank you. gwyn