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08-03-2008, 08:13 AM   #1
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from Muslih-ud-Din Mushrif ibn Abdullah (Sa'adi of Shiraz) (1184-1291)

Jewels and Dust

If a gem falls into the mud it is still valuable.
If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.

What this means to me:

Know what has value in life and hold to it
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09-19-2008, 04:57 PM   #2
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that's a strange one.
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09-19-2008, 05:54 PM   #3
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the soul (jewel) descends on earth into the human body(dust)
cherish the sould, not the body?
just a thought
I am love, I am joy, I am peace, I thank the teachers and I am from the One
I am neil
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the soul (jewel) descends on earth into the human body(dust)
cherish the soul, not the body?
Your words make more sense than Muslih-ud-Din Mushrif ibn Abdullah's.......oh Great One!
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09-20-2008, 05:06 AM   #5
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from Muslih-ud-Din Mushrif ibn Abdullah (Sa'adi of Shiraz) (1184-1291)

Jewels and Dust

If a gem falls into the mud it is still valuable.
If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.

What this means to me:

Know what has value in life and hold to it
It is amazing how this thought appears here when I was thinking about the same, jut having a different picture. My picture was: a saint is still a saint in the brothel, and the villain is still a villain in heaven.
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Thank you and so true!
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