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Soul Receives From Soul

Rumi

Soul receives from soul that knowledge,
therefore not by book nor from tongue.
If knowledge of mysteries come after
emptiness of mind, that is illumination of heart.




Quotes of the Day

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
• Carl Jung


Poems of the Day
  • Will Carleton
    Johnny Rich
    by Will Carleton
    Raise the light a little, Jim, For it's getting rather dim, And, with such a storm a-howlin', 'twill not do to douse the glim. Hustle down the curtains, Lu; Poke the fire a little, ...