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Torment Of Soul – Anguish Of Mind, Where Art Thou O’ Lord, Where Art Thou
28-Nov-2009
In the midst of chaos, my very soul, quite tormented
Seeking peace, in any and all, through all eternity, my very soul, indeed quite tormented
The grace of God, meant to be sufficient, yet through it all, from heaven to hell
No peace, neither tranquility, no my darling, where art thou O’ God, where art Thou
Read the Holy Books, of no use my darling, the very depths of Hades, quite apparent
Come hither, not thither, no my sweet, where are the angels, all but demons here, all through and through
Along the stream of heaven, the very angels of torment, celebrating with glee
O’ Lord, the God of salvation, your absence palpable, where art Thou, my sweet, where art Thou
The Prophets of old, all by me, completely in awe, yet hopelessly incapable
Not understanding anything, no my darling, quite incapable, O’ Lord of salvation, where art Thou
Moses telling Jesus, O’ My Brother, thou were on that cross, in Calvary, why thou not understand this demon
Jesus quite bewildered, totally astounded, have not much to say, no my darling, our Lord, where art Thou
The blessed Mohammad, quite helpless as others, sitting by my very side
Comforting, yet to no avail, no my sweet, the depths of Hell are prevailing, O’ sweet Lord, where art Thou
My Mowlana, where is our beloved Shams, my sweet brethren, the very torment of eternity, upon my shoulder
No relief, no my sweet, where is the heavenly bliss, eluding me, in all its ways, O’ Lord of creation, where art Thou
The angel Gabriel, sent from Heaven, yet totally helpless, just like others
All blessed Saints, beckoning the very spirits of salvation, yet all to no avail, O’ Lord of mercy, where art Thou
All to naught, and naught to all, give us relief, O’ Lord, or give us death
Much grief and suffering, yes my sweet, within my spirit, my soul in pain, O’ God of mercy, where art Thou
Amongst this chaos, the very Tunnel Of Light, opening up, in total glory
My salvation there, yes my darling, so is all Heaven and Hell, all angels and demons, O' God of mercy, where art Thou
Remember my darling, the very glory of Heaven, and the very torments of Hell, are all within you
Cast out the demons, and embrace all angels, yes my sweet, all within you, and through it all, where art Thou O’ Lord, where art Thou
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Dear Friends
by Passing Through on Tue Dec 01, 2009 02:26 AM PSTI just wrote this piece:
Uncertainty – The Very Essence Of Life, Yes My Sweet, And Nothing Else
Hope You Enjoy It :)
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by yolanda on Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:10 PM PSTHi Mr. Humility,
I am so glad that you have forgiven me. Thank God, too. I prayed before I posted my comment.
Thank you and take care!
Delaram Banafsheh (Yolanda)
"Cactus in the Desert"
Hi yolanda!
by Humility on Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:03 PM PSTI appreciate your very kind response.
It's all forgiven and forgotten. Like I have said in the past, you are one of the very few people at this web-site who goes out of her way in being nice and polite to other people. I was really taken aback by the comment earlier today!
Thank you,
Respectfully,
Humility
P.S. Once you get the book, if you have any questions about it, please let me know - I would be glad to help!
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by yolanda on Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:50 PM PSTHi Mr. Humility,
I have e-mailed Mr. PT and apologized to him. I flagged my post and took down my post this morning. I had absolutely no intention to insult Mr. PT......he is one of the nicest guys on IC. I do respect him very much! If you are not busy, please read PT's blogs starting Nov 5.......We always get along great!
Please let me know if anything else I should do to undo the damage..
Thank you for recommending the book.
Sincerely,
Delaram Banafsheh (Yolanda)
"Cactus in the Desert"
yolanda!
by Humility on Sun Nov 29, 2009 09:27 PM PSTNext time, if you are not sure about something, ASK!
Never render an opinion, especially a negative and sarcastic one, unless you are absolutely, positively sure that you are standing on firm ground! Even then, cut out the sarcasm part!
Respectfully,
Humility
P.S. When you read that book, it would cover a lot of the grounds that are being discussed here! That's why I was encouraging you to get it in the first place.
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by yolanda on Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:41 PM PSTHi R2-D2,
Thank you for your comments:
'The More One Knows, The More One Realizes How Little Actually One Does Know'
I agree with you 100%. I am definitely learning here. I like to learn. If my post hurt people's feeling, it is not my intent.....all of you are great here! I learned something from all of your posts here.
Thanks,
Delaram Banafsheh (Yolanda)
"Cactus in the Desert"
Dear Friends
by Passing Through on Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:26 AM PSTI would like to thank everyone for this discussion
Remember:
In Our Midst, We All Try To Serve Oneanother, And Also, Hopefully, Learn From Eachother; There Are Indeed No Masters Amongst Us
Tks,
PT
P.S. If you have any additional questions, please share them with me :)
I Guess
by R2-D2 on Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:11 AM PSTthe only other thing that could be added to this is: 'The More One Knows, The More One Realizes How Little Actually One Does Know'
Peace - Thanks :)
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by yolanda on Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:33 AM PSTDear PT,
Thank you for the saying. In my case, when I say I don't know, I really don't know. It is my special case. I have to be honest here.
Your quote makes me think!
Thank you and take care!
Delaram Banafsheh (Yolanda)
"Cactus in the Desert"
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by yolanda on Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:24 AM PSTHi Humility,
I just flagged my own post. I don't want to hurt anybody's feeling here... I respect everyone here, everyone!!
Thanks,
Delaram Banafsheh (Yolanda)
"Cactus in the Desert"
Dear yolanda
by Passing Through on Sun Nov 29, 2009 09:28 AM PSTIn Spiritual Matters, There Is A Saying:
The Person Who Says That He Knows, Really Doesn't; And, The Person Who Says That He Doesn't Know, Really Does
I Hope That Has Clarified Things For You :)
Tks,
And, Take Care,
PT
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by yolanda on Sun Nov 29, 2009 08:06 AM PSTHi Humility,
I ordered the "World Religions" book on Amazon already. I paid $18 with gift card and $2 with my own money! :O) I am excited! Hopefully I will get the book soon and finish reading it during X-mas break.
Dear PT,
I noticed that all your blogs mentioning God, you mentioned Moses, Jesus, Mohammad, Spirit, Lord, too. Your blogs are totally different from other blogs on IC. Apparently you are thinking of God consciously or subconsciously. At the same time you wrote:
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Wisdom Of God, nobody truly knows what that is
People speculate on that, but the Truth is really unknown
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I think you are still searching for the true truth. That is OK!
Thank you! Take a good care of yourself!
Delaram Banafsheh (Yolanda)
"Cactus in the Desert"
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by yolanda on Sun Nov 29, 2009 07:49 AM PSTHello Everybody,
I truly enjoyed reading all your comments!! I know "faith", "God", and "Religions" are thorny topics......I don't remember I joined any debates on that......I Believe in God, but I am not crazy about the "rules" like "hejab"....or Catholics rules: "no meat on Friday during Lent".......I agree with the rules like "You shall not kill, you shall not steal, you shall not commit adultery"..........I don't like 'stoning' 'eye to eye', all those cruel stuff.......as far as I am concerned......all the killings should be stopped......
Thank you all!!!!
Delaram Banafsheh (Yolanda)
"Cactus in the Desert"
Dear Friends
by Passing Through on Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:36 AM PSTI have put together the last seven (7) pieces in a small collection, titled: Greatness - They all seem to be connected together
The collection is in the form of a 'PDF' file .. If you are interested in getting it, please send me an e-mail through Iranian.com, and I'll load up your e-mail with the collection, and send it back to you
Take Care,
And, Thank You For Your Feedback :)
PT
The limitations of faith
by Humility on Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:55 PM PSTWhen a faith embraces a particular belief system, it automatically restricts one's view of what divinity is:
There was a discussion on this very issue several blogs ago, and rather than rehashing it all over again, I would like to provide the link to it:
This is the discussion (need to be logged in to read it)
I personally believe that the more we restrict ourselves with reference to our view of God, the more we actually limit our experience of God. It is always best to keep an open mind with reference to everything: Truth, The Wisdom of God, etc . Doctrinal faith is fundamentally anathema to the full experience of God!
I know that this may sound odd, but it is the only absolute truth!
Sincerely,
Humility
P.S. Any religion that sets up all types of characteristics with reference to the nature of God, will slowly but surely, lead to legalism. Just look around, and you would see many, many examples!
Faiths
by R2-D2 on Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:28 PM PSTAll faiths are relative. There is no such a thing as absolute faith.
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by yolanda on Sat Nov 28, 2009 04:10 PM PSTDear PT,
Thank you for your comments, which really make me think! I think you know many different versions of Wisdom of God, so it is very hard to decide which version of truth is true truth! I know it is tough! It is why faith is always involved when we talk about God.......
Thank you for your blog!
Take good care of yourself, too!
Delaram Banafsheh (Yolanda)
"Cactus in the Desert"
Dear yolanda
by Passing Through on Sat Nov 28, 2009 03:00 PM PSTThank you for your very beautiful video
Regarding the Wisdom Of God, nobody truly knows what that is
People speculate on that, but the Truth is really unknown
Take Good Care of Yourself :)
PT
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by yolanda on Sat Nov 28, 2009 07:33 AM PSTDear PT,
Your poem reminds me of the "Poem of Rooftop" by an Iranian girl:
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKUZuv6_bus
My Iranian Math teacher told me that he felt that God must have been on vacation and God allowed the atrocities to happen in Iran and looked the other way! I personally feel that since Berlin Wall fell 20 years ago, Iran could be freed also.....it is just a matter of time! For my own experience, sometimes I suffered, I asked God why....later I realized that God had way better plan for me, it is beyond my imagination! So everything happens for a reason....we just need to be very patient.
I like your concluding verses:
Remember my darling, the very glory of Heaven, and the very torments of Hell, are all within you
Cast out the demons, and embrace all angels, yes my sweet, all within you, and through it all, where art Thou O’ Lord, where art Thou
I pretty much tell myself all the time to "Cast out the demons and embrace all angles".....of course, I still make mistakes and I just need to make adjustments all the time! Hopefully I make less mistakes!
Take care!
Delaram Banafsheh (Yolanda)
"Cactus in the Desert"
All Angels, And All Demons ...
by Passing Through on Sat Nov 28, 2009 02:53 AM PSTAre Within You ...
Nothing Outside, But All Within You :)
Pure And Simple .....
'Tunnel Of Light' :)
by Humility on Sat Nov 28, 2009 02:16 AM PSTAmongst this chaos, the very Tunnel Of Light, opening up, in total glory
My salvation there, yes my darling, so is all Heaven and Hell, all angels and demons, O' God of mercy, where art Thou