🌹The Song of the Reed🌹

"Harken to this Reed forlorn
Breathing, even since 'twas torn
From it's rushy bed, a strain
Of impassioned Love and Pain.

The secret of my song, though near
None can see and none an hear.
Oh, for a friend to know the sign
And mingle all his soul with mine.

'Tis the Flame of Love that fired me!
'Tis the Wine of Love inspired me!
Would'st thou learn how Lovers bleed!
Harken, harken to the Reed!"🌙

~Maulana Jalalu-d'din Mohammad ~ Rumi ~
     The begining of 🌹Mathnavi🌹
*Translation by R.A. Nichelson

~*A Heaven on Earth*~ Just above the Dalai Lama's Headquarters,Upper Dharamkot, McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala ~*~

                                                                             
                                                                           

                                                                       ~*~ OM ~*~

Milan Goswami speaking at The Shyamdas Foundation Retreat

Young Mother Teresa and the signed photo ~*~

"People are often unreasonable and self-centered. 

Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives.

Be kind anyway.

If you are honest, people may cheat you.

      Be honest anyway. 

   If you find happiness, people may be jealous.

Be happy anyway.

The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow.

        Do good anyway. 

Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough.

Give your best anyway.

For you see, in the end, it is between you and God.

It was never between you and them anyway."

~ Mother Teresa

          

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