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Hello Rumi Tuesday! Your Presence draws me…

Last updated on: September 13, 2016 at 3:37 am by Mastura Debra Graugnard

Hello Rumi Tuesday! Your Presence draws me… 2016-09-12T20:37:59-05:00 Mastura Debra Graugnard

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beauty woman

Your Presence draws me out

from vanity

and imagination

and opinion.

Awe is the salve

that will heal our eyes.

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

Vanity and imagination and opinion

are instruments of the mind

to keep us bewildered and entertained,

relying on delusions for connection and safety.

These only have meaning

in the world of illusion.

A hint of a glimpse of the Real

wakes us from the dream,

drops us to our knees,

and our hearts bow in awe.

Awe is the medicine that

clears our eyes

and redirects the internal compass

toward the Essence of the One.

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