The Book Of Happiness

Listen to the story told by the reed,

of being separated.

“Since I was cut from tht reed bed,

I have made this crying sound.

Anyone apart from someone he loves

understands what I say.

Anyone pulled from a source

longs to go back….

The reed flute

is fure, not wind. Be that empty.”

Rumi, The Essential Rumi

rendered by Coleman Barks

Whenever you lift a weight from a needle,

the needle will automatically be drawn to the magnet.

Whether there are one thousands needle or there is one needle,

they all have the same tendendy to go to the magnet…

Every soul definitely feels the same longing

at the level of consciousness.

Maharaj Charan Singh, Die To Live

Longing will eliminate ego and will make you merge into the Being.

You will lose your identity and become one with the Father by longing.

But this longing, this intense longing,

doesn’t come without Shabd.

Maharaj Charan SIngh, Die to Live