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Hello Rumi Tuesday! What is love?

Hello Rumi Tuesday! What is love?

Last updated on: October 4, 2016 at 2:44 am by Mastura Debra Graugnard

Hello Rumi Tuesday! What is love? 2016-10-04T02:44:17-05:00 Mastura Debra Graugnard

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joy of a child

What is love?

Gratitude.

What is hidden in our chests?

Laughter.

What else?

Compassion.

~ Jalal id-din Rumi

translated by Coleman Barks

The Sweetest Dessert

Ingredients:
Love, Gratitude, Joy, Laughter, Compassion, Forgiveness, Patience.

There is a store that is open

24 hours a day, 7 days a week

that carries an infinite supply

of every ingredient you will need.

Open the door to your heart

to enter and begin

your shopping spree.

Preheat the oven in your chest

with your inner pilot light.

Pour forth all ingredients

into your ever-expansive mixing bowl.

Combine well. Serve warm.

Share generously with everyone you meet.

Feeds yourself and every one of

your brothers and sisters

with an endless supply of

the divine nourishment of

the Essence of the One.

At The University of Spiritual Healing & Sufism, we have many tools to help you find the ingredients inside the store of your heart. We offer classes in Spiritual Healing & Counseling, Spiritual Peacemaking, and Spiritual Ministry & Sufi Studies. Our next Masters of Divinity classes begin October 29, 2016.

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