In truth, there never was an end.

Almost eight hundred years later, the spirits of Shams and Rumi are still alive today,

whirling amid us somewhere...


March 14, 2011

When I was a child...


When I was a child, I saw God,
I saw angels;
I watched the mysteries of the higher and lower worlds. I thought all men saw
the same. At last I realized that they did not see...
                                                                            -Shams of Tabriz

2 comments:

  1. I too have a child that sees devils around, that appear to come from nether world, as for for them the universe is inverted.I thought this has been the dreaded dreams of all, true, at last I realised we are not trained to see neither God nor angels, but veiled ourselves.

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  2. I too have a child that sees devils around, that appear to come from nether world, as for for them the universe is inverted.I thought this has been the dreaded dreams of all, true, at last I realised we are not trained to see neither God nor angels, but veiled ourselves.

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