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Ananda
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 Posted - Feb 02 2009 : 12:16:32 PM
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Here I am
All night, a man called “Allah”
Until his lips were bleeding.
Then the Devil said, “Hey! Mr Gullible!
How comes you’ve been calling all night
And never once heard Allah say, “Here, I am”?
You call out so earnestly and, in reply, what?
I’ll tell you what. Nothing!”
The man suddenly felt empty and abandoned.
Depressed, he threw himself on the ground
And fell into a deep sleep.
In a dream, he met Abraham, who asked,
“Why are you regretting praising Allah?”
The man said, “ I called and called
But Allah never replied, “Here I am.”
Abraham explained, “Allah has said,
“Your calling my name is My reply.
Your longing for Me is My message to you.
All your attempts to reach Me
Are in reality My attempts to reach you.
Your fear and love are a noose to catch Me.
In the silence surrounding every call of “Allah”
Waits a thousand replies of “Here I am.”
Rumi
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Ananda
3115 Posts |
Posted - Nov 30 2011 : 7:48:37 PM
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Mikananda
USA
90 Posts |
Posted - Nov 30 2011 : 10:42:42 PM
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Greetings Anandaji
There was once a man who got lost in the wilderness. He wandered there for many many years. One day he came upon house. He went the door and knocked. A voice inside said "who is there?" The man said "It is me." The voice replied, "go away there is not enough room in here for both you and me." So the man departed and once again wandered in the wilderness. After a time, he again came upon the house and knocked at the door. The voice inside said, "Who is there?" But this time the man said "It is you." The voice said come inside my good friend." Rumi |
Edited by - Mikananda on Nov 30 2011 11:04:20 PM |
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Ananda
3115 Posts |
Posted - Dec 01 2011 : 05:10:11 AM
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Thanks you for sharing Mikanandaji[img]icon_heart.gif[/img]
It's beautiful |
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maheswari
Lebanon
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Posted - Dec 01 2011 : 05:39:58 AM
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jeff
USA
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Posted - Dec 01 2011 : 08:49:09 AM
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Here I am
