Essence of the One
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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