Rumi and Music

Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray. – Rumi

Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love. – Rumi

Upcoming musician Sruthi Balamurali. A very talented musician who plays various instruments. Veena, Violin, Flute and has a beautiful voice too… Love her cool and composed way of presenting her music.

In every breath

In every breath
if you’re the center
of your own desires
you’ll lose the grace
of your beloved

But if in every breath
you blow away
your self claim
the ecstasy of love
will soon arrive

In every breath
if you’re the center
of your own thoughts
the sadness of autumn
will fall on you

But if in every breath
you strip naked
just like a winter
the joy of spring
will grow from within

All your impatience
comes from the push
for gain of patience
let go of the effort
and peace will arrive

All your unfulfilled desires
are from your greed
for gain of fulfillments
let go of them all
and they will be sent as gifts

Fall in love with
the agony of love
not the ecstasy
then the beloved
will fall in love with you

~

Rumi

From the Quotes Box ~ Rumi

 

I died from minerality and became vegetable;
And From vegetativeness I died and became animal.

I died from animality and became man.
Then why fear disappearance through death?

Next time I shall die
Bringing forth wings and feathers like angels;
After that, soaring higher than angels –

What you cannot imagine,
I shall be that.

– Rumi

Deepak Choopra, A Gift Of Love – The Love Poems Of Rumi

A Gift Of Love: Deepak Choopra Music Inspired By The Love Poems Of Rumi, 1-Bittersweet 2- I Am Yours 3- Behind the Scenes 4- Looking for Your Face 5- The Agony and Ecstasy of Divine Discontent

Awakening

From Reflections of a Pilgrim – my other blog

February 15th 2009

I read a poem by Rumi, and  here he  speaks  of the sleep and the awakening. Yes awakening to our  true reality. I can imagine myself as the embryo denying the reality of the Universe.

The Universe

What if someone said to an embryo in the womb,
“Outside of your world of black nothing
is a miraculously ordered universe;
vast Earth covered with tasty food;
mountains, oceans and plains,
fragrant orchards and fields full of crops;
a luminous sky beyond your reach,
with a sun, moonbeams, and uncountable stars;
there are winds from south, north and west,
and gardens replete with sweet flowers
like a banquet at a wedding feast.

The wonders of this world are beyond description.
What are you doing living in a dark prison,
Drinking blood through that narrow tube?”
But the womb- world is all an embryo knows
And it would not be particularly impressed
By such amazing tales, saying dismissively:
“You’re crazy. That is all a deluded fantasy.”

One day you will look back and laugh at yourself.
You’ll say, “ I can’t believe I was so asleep!
How did I ever forget the truth?
How ridiculous to believe that sadness and sickness
Are anything other than bad dreams.”

‘SILENCE’

Be silent,
Only the Hand of God
Can remove
The burdens of your heart.

I guess we would not have any words to go beyond this. The moment I read this verse of Rumi, my heart literally slowed and became silent. I don’t think I can find any other methods to unburden my heart or any other words which would bring such profound wisdom even when one reads it once. I could only feel wow!!!!

What wonder, how sublime!

What can I say or do other than to observe silence?

Poem by Rumi

You are filled with God’s glow.
It radiates out pure sparking light
making you appear as a mystical flower.
So why the sad face?
You have a bonfire of happiness within.
Why don’t you immerse your heart
in its blissful sweetness?
Do you still think it’s outside?
Listen, my friend,
the gold mine of all gold mines
is underfoot.
Won’t you feel foolish
when you discover
your father has bequeathed
immense wealth?
All your wandering and begging
has brought you naught.
Come sit by the fire
and feel it’s warmth.
Let’s drink wine
and look at the moon
until we become mad with joy.

Rumi