Hello Rumi Tuesday! “One Song”

Last updated on: March 8, 2016 at 7:18 am by Mastura Debra Graugnard

Hello Rumi Tuesday! “One Song” 2016-03-08T07:18:45-05:00 Mastura Debra Graugnard

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ONE SONG

Every war and every conflict between human beings
has happened because of some disagreement about names.

It is such an unnecessary foolishness,
because just beyond the arguing
there is a long table of companionship
set and waiting for us to sit down.

What is praised is one, so the praise is one too,
many jugs being poured into a huge basin.
All religions, all this singing, one song.

The differences are just illusion and vanity.
Sunlight looks a little different on this wall
than it does on that wall
and a lot different on this other one,
but it is still one light.

We have borrowed these clothes,
these time-and-space personalities,
from a light, and when we praise,
we are pouring them back in.

~ Jalal ad-din Rumi
-Translated by Coleman Barks.

As my teacher, Sidi Shaykh Muhammad al-Jamal, said, “At the heart of all religions is one religion – the religion of Peace, Love, Mercy, Justice and Freedom.”

If everyone knew their religion well, there would be only ONE.
No fighting – just ONE SONG of praise to only One.

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