Since it is Valentine’s Day today, I thought I would share some poems (sections) from Rumi (1207-1273), a Sufi mystic and poet.
π« “The secrets of the mind’s attainment
can only be found in madness
whoever has become insane with love
becomes the wisest one of us all
whoever gets familiar with the mysteries of
the heart
becomes a complete stranger to himself.β
π« “The essence of insanity is love
the soul has gone and gotten lost
and the mind has turned itself upside down
hundreds of deserts are burning
with the fires of our love.”
π«”Love entered me
and became blood in my veins
emptied me of myself
and filled me with the beloved
every single particle of my body
is soaked in the beloved
my name is all that’s left of me
he became the rest.”
π«”…lovers would give up worlds
and sacrifice hundreds of years of life
for just one moment together
they jump through thousands of hoops
after the smell of one breath
and would sacrifice thousands of lives
to satisfy a single heart.” Rumi
Thoughts on Papyrus 