Monday, March 14, 2011

wonder-fULL

Die!  die!
Die in this love!
If you die in this love
your soul will be renewed
Die! die!
Don't fear the death
of that which is unknown
If you die to the temporal
you will become timeless
Die! die!
Cut off those chains
that hold you prisoner
to the world of attachment
Die! die!
Die to the deathless 
and you will be eternal
Die! die!
And come out of this cloud
When you leave the cloud
you will be the effulgent moon
Die! die!
Die to the din and the noise 
of mundane concerns
In the silence of love
you will find the spark of life
dying to LOve
RUMI

painting~16X20 acrylic + raffia + the word "wonder" 

7 comments:

Teresa Evangeline said...

Just beautiful, and so needed today. Perfect words to help me keep moving forward. Thank you, so much.

LauraX said...

"And come out of this cloud
When you leave the cloud
you will be the effulgent moon" BEautiful! Continuously dying and rebirthing, breath by breath!

Mary Helen-Art Saves Lives said...

Brilliant work...the love of human kind and the depth of colors blending...awesome works. Imagine and Live in peace, Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart

La Dolce Vita said...

love Rumi and your images are so well matched...

Dulce said...

death and life so distant so near... like sisters... So YES, MNY THINGS MUST DIE TO GIVE BIRTH TO A NEW LEFE

Beautiful, Wanderer!

Kittie Howard said...

Beautiful! Rumi's soothing words give hope during turmoil that the rebirth will be peace. Rumi was oh so right about the ego (self-absorption) stiffling life.

Deb Shucka said...

Gorgeous words, and lovely picture. The perfect way to usher in spring.