From love thorns become flowers...From love vinegar becomes wine…
From love fury turns to mercy…
Gamble everything for love
if you’re a true human being.
I’ve heard it said there’s a window that opens
from one mind to another.
Jelaluddin Rumi, the 13th Century Sufi mystic
It was, and is, a love meant to dissolve what separates us from each other and from God — whatever our conception of God is. When Rumi died, on December 7th, 1273, his funeral procession included Christians, Jews, Moslems, and members of other faiths, all coming to honor the man who taught and so fully embodied universal love, a love that transcended religion, race, nationality and all the other artificial barriers humans put up between each other. This may be why, 800 years after his birth, he continues to inspire people all over the world — perhaps now more thanever — with a bright hope; that we can each live our lives in touch with our divine source, and from this core of our being, share with each other a profound vision of oneness. The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal • September - December 2007 • Page 16
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