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Dancing With Angels – Not God, No My Darling, But Houris
18-Nov-2009
Yesterday, I received a beautiful e-mail from a dear friend regarding a piece that I wrote a few days ago titled: Godhead - Am I It, Or, Are You The One? He had a number of questions about that piece. I decided to write this piece in the hopes of addressing his inquiries. Hope you also enjoy it.
Through the efforts of our ancestors, the vigilance of time, nothing foreboding, quite apparent
The dancing of the Angels, nothing obstructing them, flowing with grace, all through and through, come my sweet
In the annals of mankind, much sweetness, all glory, transcended, by the effervescence of her joy
My love, is indeed yours, come my darling, the very curve of your spirit, all in all, mesmerizing
In my very bosom, the outlet of love flows, maybe not yet known, matters not
No my darling, unbeknownst to anyone, the very unknowns, become quite known, be patient O’ Sweet, drink from this elixir
Call it haphazard, or, as the Angels say, catatonic
You know it, and I know it, yes my sweet, even God knows it, come and drink, from this elixir
From infinity past, to the infinity yet to come, none of me, and indeed, all of you
We are all dancing, and you are in trance, yes my sweet, embrace me, and, any and all
Come my brother, sit at my feast, be my guest, as the Houris are dancing
Not my music, but indeed God’s, yes my darling, not in Paradise, but in our very own, Good Earth
As I am locking my lips, with the beauty of the night, unaware, of the very presence, of God
My God, no my darling, your God, the sweetness manifest, our God, and nothing else
My brother Mowlana, holding hands, with the very sweet spirit, My Beloved Shams
Come my Angels, God amongst us, not Yahweh, nor Allah, but the sweetness transcending, Our Beloved Shams
My spirit with you, your spirit in my bosom, both dancing, yes my darling, to the music of heaven
Understand what I am saying, O’ Brother Of Love, come dance with us, God with us, Houris in our bosoms
If Mohammad tells you something, or if Jesus interferes, pay no attention My Darling
If Moses chastises, or even Bahá'u'lláh interferes, calm them down my sweet, as they know not
Let’s dance, and ignore all else, the universe, is indeed beckoning
Not the spirit of God my sweet, nor the temptations of the Devil, only our Bliss, in total Ecstasy, let’s dance, as the universe is beckoning
The God Of Creation, no my darling, not our God, but the very blessing, of the sweet spirit
No superstitions here, no my darling, as we are dancing, our Beloved Angels, and The Houris, enchanted, with the very blessing, of the sweet spirit
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Dear Friends
by Passing Through on Sun Nov 22, 2009 02:40 AM PSTIn view of the wonderful discussions here, I felt that it would be helpful to write the following piece to both clarify and complete the discussions here:
My Religion – No Religion, All Faith, Yes My Sweet, Total Bliss
I hope you enjoy this one also :)
Dear yolanda
by Passing Through on Sun Nov 22, 2009 02:44 AM PSTTo be honest with you, I don't know much about Dari
This lady Princess perhaps knows a great deal more than I regarding this language
My suggestion is leave a comment in her blog, and see what she says about it
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by yolanda on Sun Nov 22, 2009 12:23 AM PSTDear PT,
A couple of months ago, I read in the LA Times that US army is hiring Dari and Farsi translators. Apparently Dari and Farsi are considered as 2 separate languages......My question is that: Are Dari and Farsi really very different? Princess of IC went to Afghanistan doing charity, she was able to communicate with Afghans in Farsi, the local people understood her very well, too. Is the difference between Dari and Farsi like the difference between British English and American English? Do Farsi and Dari have the same writing system and same spelling? To me, the alphabets of Farsi, Arabic, Erdu, and Chinese Uighur language look the same. Here is a picture of Uighur restaurant in Beijing:
//www.pbase.com/image/22794986
Thank you and take care!!!!
Delaram Banafsheh (Yolanda)
"Cactus in the Desert"
My sweet and dear yolanda
by Passing Through on Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:48 AM PSTI am glad you enjoyed the video
Back in those days, Balkh, which is where Rumi was originally from, was part of Persia
Rumi's Poetry is essentially in Persian (Farsi)
If you go to Afghanistan today, people actually speak Farsi as wells as their local languages
I am going to write a follow up piece (blog) to this one to further clarify things
Thank you so much again Sweetheart,
Take Good Care Of Yourself,
PT
P.S. Please let me know if you have any additional questions :)
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by yolanda on Sat Nov 21, 2009 08:56 AM PSTDear PT,
I watchd the Rumi video, it is absolutely beautiful! Thank you soo much! Now I understand why Rumi has way more fans than Khayyam! I am inspired by Rumi. I will read more about him later. I love all the comments made by Deepak in the video. I like Deepak, too. I love 2 lines from Rumi, "Be courageous and discipline yourself!" Someone like me needs courage and discipline. I also like the video talking about love, compassion, relationships, jealousy, and love beyond genders....it is sooo cool! When I have time, I will watch the video again.....it is interesting to know the Rumi was born in present-day Afghanistan, so Afghanis read his poems, too.
Your video made my day!! Thank you soooo much!!!!
Delaram Banafsheh (Yolanda)
"Cactus in the Desert"
Dear yolanda
by Passing Through on Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:54 PM PSTAll Abrahamic Religions pretty much believe in the same after-life
By Abrahamic Religions I mean Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
The concepts of Heaven and Hell are dominant in all of their Sacred Texts
So is the concept of one's Spirit which survives to after-life
I have to also add that God is indeed considered a Spirit also
Please let me know if you have any additional questions,
Tks,
PT
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by yolanda on Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:35 AM PSTDear PT,
Wow! You are great! I heard enough preaching in my life, but I did not know the difference between "soul" and "spirit"...I thought they are the same.....Thank you soo much for the definitions. It is great! Your definition of "spirit" has lifted up my spirit......I never heard a definition like that before....great job!
I have a question: Do Muslims believe spirit after death? If this is a bad question, please just ignore it..
Thank you for everything!
thanks,
Delaram Banafsheh (Yolanda)
"Cactus in the Desert"
Dear yolanda, aka Banafsheh ;)
by Passing Through on Fri Nov 20, 2009 08:22 AM PSTSoul and Spirit are generally thought of as two (2) separate things:
One's Soul is typically thought of as the seat of one's Intellect (Mind), Emotions, and Will
Whereas one's Spirit is typically thought of as that indestructible part of one's being which survives death
I Hope That Things Are Clear For You By Now :) - !
Take Care .....
PT
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by yolanda on Fri Nov 20, 2009 06:14 AM PSTDear PT,
You really cracked me up! I thought soul and spirit mean the same thing! LOL!!! I will watch your video after work! Thank you!!!
thanks,
Delaram Banafsheh (Yolanda)
"Cactus in the Desert"
Dear Friends
by Passing Through on Fri Nov 20, 2009 03:43 AM PSTI found this facinating video on Rumi:
RUMI - Poet of the Heart
Please Enjoy It :)
PT
P.S. When you click on the Play button, if the video doesn't start, just move the time positioning cursor to the right of the Play button a little bit, and it will :)
Dear yolanda
by Passing Through on Fri Nov 20, 2009 03:05 AM PSTThank you for the beautiful video
Regarding the popularty of Rumi, well, you have to understand that for the past couple of decades or so, there have been people such as Deepak Chopra, etc. who have perpetuated his greatness in the West by publishing books, cd's, etc. about him
Khayyam and Rumi are indeed totally different : Khayyam primarily nurtures one's Soul; while Rumi primarily nurtures one's Spirit
I Hope That You Fully Undestand What I'm Saying :) - !
Please let me know if you have any additional questions,
Take Good Care Of Yourself,
PT
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by yolanda on Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:58 AM PSTDear PT,
Thank you for the info! Thanks! Rumi has way more fans than Khayyam. I checked the Facebook already a couple of weeks ago. Khayyam has 14,000 fans while Rumi has 76,000 fans. Apparently Rumi was way more religious than Khayyam also. I only checked the 1st page of Rumi's fanclub, the words "God", "Divine", "Love" are all over........I will read more about Rumi shortly. I got this beautiful video with Rumi's quotes from Natalia:
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPRjqD6JmSI
Take care!!!!
Delaram Banafsheh (Yolanda)
"Cactus in the Desert"
Dear yolanda
by Passing Through on Thu Nov 19, 2009 08:42 AM PSTBahá'u'lláh was the founder of the Bahai Faith. His actual name was Mirza Husayn-Ali Nuri, and when he claimed to be the Prophet Of God, he changed his name to that.
Houris are beautiful maidens that live with the blessed in Paradise.
Regarding Shams (or Shams-e-Tabrizi) , let me explain it this way:
The Great Persian Poet Rumi (also known as Mowlana), before he became The Great Poet, he was essentially a very learned man. By that I mean, he was intellectually very advanced, however, his Spiritual aspect had not developed as much.
When he met Shams, it was as if his Spiritual aspect caught on fire. Shams was the instrument (catalyst) that transformed Rumi to what we know him today.
Rumi's great works such as his Masnavi, or Divan-e- Shams Tabrizi, were written after his transformation.
There are some great English translations of Rumi's works in most book-stores (ie. Barnes and Noble; Borders, etc.). If you are interested, just stop by, and check them out.
Please let me know if you have any additional questions,
Tks
PT
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by yolanda on Thu Nov 19, 2009 05:47 AM PSTDear PT,
Is Bahá'u'lláh a Baha'i chant? What does the phrase mean? What is Houris? What is Shams?
thank you and take care!
Delaram Banafsheh (Yolanda)
"Cactus in the Desert"