Having nothing

lavina · 06-02-2008, 01:53 PM

Having nothing by Rumi/Coleman Barks from "A year with Rumi"

What ever comes, comes from a need,
a sore distress, a hurting want.

Mary's pain made the baby Jesus.
Her womb opened its lips
and spoke the Word.

Every part of you has a secret language.
Your hands and your feet say what you have done.

Every need brings in what's needed.
Pain bears its cure like a child.

Having nothing produces provisions.
Ask a difficult question,
and the marvelous answer appears.

Build a ship, and there will be water
to float it. The tender-throated infant cries,
and milk drips from the mother's breast.

Be thirsty for the ultimate water.
Then be ready for what will come
pouring from the spring.

Hubert · 06-04-2008, 04:27 AM

It is intriguing to witness my own development through reading this poem.

In fact, it is not a just a poem, but revelation.

"Mary's pain made the baby Jesus.
Her womb opened its lips
and spoke the Word."

A powerful image ... but not just that ... one could say as Socrates was a "christian", Rumi is one, too. An initiate. This has nothing to do with religion.

"Every part of you has a secret language.
Your hands and your feet say what you have done."

Again ... this is true down to every letter. The intricate workings of karma through the physical body.

06-04-2008, 04:27 AM	#2
Hubert saptashata Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Romania Posts: 757	It is intriguing to witness my own development through reading this poem. In fact, it is not a just a poem, but revelation. "Mary's pain made the baby Jesus. Her womb opened its lips and spoke the Word." A powerful image ... but not just that ... one could say as Socrates was a "christian", Rumi is one, too. An initiate. This has nothing to do with religion. "Every part of you has a secret language. Your hands and your feet say what you have done." Again ... this is true down to every letter. The intricate workings of karma through the physical body. __________________ "My God is love and sweetly suffers all."/ Sri Aurobindo

06-02-2008, 01:53 PM	#1
lavina Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 228	Having nothing by Rumi/Coleman Barks from "A year with Rumi" What ever comes, comes from a need, a sore distress, a hurting want. Mary's pain made the baby Jesus. Her womb opened its lips and spoke the Word. Every part of you has a secret language. Your hands and your feet say what you have done. Every need brings in what's needed. Pain bears its cure like a child. Having nothing produces provisions. Ask a difficult question, and the marvelous answer appears. Build a ship, and there will be water to float it. The tender-throated infant cries, and milk drips from the mother's breast. Be thirsty for the ultimate water. Then be ready for what will come pouring from the spring.