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For My Longings And Prayers Are Only Known To One
June 5th, 2013, posted in BoYs, POEtRY.., Sufism
I was dreaming of Makkah
The tomb in Medina
The memories in Jerusalem
The shrine in Karbala
Look at the congregations on Friday
Worshipers rushing into the Mosques
Listen to that beautiful call to prayer
It is all for You, my Creator
Believers memorize Your sacred verses
Theologians are absorbed in pursuit of Divine knowledge
Scholars fill endless books about Your Supreme Majesty
Mystics adorn Your Beauty with poetry
I am jealous of all Your Lovers
I want to be the only pilgrim in the holy city
I want to stand before the Kaabah alone
Just You and me
Call me Your slave
Tell me where I belong
Attend to my wounds
Tell me where I am wrong
I am reaching for Elysium
Remove this horrible grief and sorrow
Take me for another dance
And teach me a new lesson
Just You and me
Call it blasphemy, call it selfish
The words of those clerics cannot judge me
For my longings and prayers are only known to One
Note : I found this online
Mullah Nasrudin And His Lost Key
April 27th, 2013, posted in MESSAGEs, STORiES, SufismMullah Nasrudin (also spelt Nasr ud din, Nasreddin, Nasrudin, Nazrudin, and Nazrudeen) needs no introduction to those who already knows this wise fool, for those hearing about him for the first time here is a short introduction.
Nazrudin was a Muslim cleric; he lived over 600 years ago, he was considered a philosopher, wise man, a teacher and an utter fool at times.
Nasrudin stories appear all over the Middle East and central Asia especially in Persian, Arab, Azeri, Pashto, Urdu, Hindi, Bosnian and Turkish folk stories. Nasrudin was supposed to have dies in Turkey (There is a Nazrudin grave in Turkey among other places).
Wisdom (sometimes foolishness) of Nasrudin is enjoyed today as a story, jokes and Anecdotes and in therapy.
To give the newcomers to Nazrudin a taste of some of the Mullah’s antics consider the story below:
One night, Nazrudin was on his hands and knees searching for his key in a well light area. Some of his neighbors came to see why Nazrudin was on his hands and knees.
“What are you looking for, Nazrudin?†enquired one of the neighbors. “My door key.†Came the reply.
The helpful neighbors drop to their hands and knees and joined Nasrudin in his search for the lost key.
After a long unsuccessful search, one of the neighbors asks: “We’ve looked everywhere. Are you sure you dropped it here?â€
Nazrudin answers: “Of course I didn’t drop it here, I dropped it outside my door.â€
“Then, why are you looking for it here!â€
“Because there’s more light here,†responded Nazrudin.
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I use the above story in my references to suggest that often we search outside ourselves when the key to solving all our psychological challenges are inside ourselves.
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A good teaching story must be multilayered, and multifaceted.
Thus another meaning of the key is that we use whatever tools available to us. As a Chinese saying says,
“If you only have a hammer, everything looks like a nail to you.â€
Flavors of Success By Mullah Nasruddin
March 25th, 2013, posted in MESSAGEs, STORiES, Sufism
Mullah Nasruddin is a satirical Sufi figure whose name is used in numerous stories to add a touch of wit and humor. His funny anecdotes make people burst into fits of laughter.
Different people, same goals – Success,Happiness. What is a measure of success? Money, power, fame, or a happy family, everlasting smile and contentment?
Preferences may vary but what remains common and finds room in everybody’s heart is the desire to be successful in life. Again, the definition of success may vary but what doesn’t is the fact that every person on this planet wants to be happy. So if we all want to be happy and successful, why not work on both together?
Earning more money when we are young is like tasting one flavor of success. Now let us taste a few other flavors too – a smile that does not fade, the joy in spreading happiness, enjoyment in every little thing along the way to achieving our goal, and contentment in what we have. Meditation helps us relish all these different flavors. Let’s see how.
#1 Smile that comes free of cost !
Mullah and his wife (smiling from head to toe) walk out of the jewelry store after purchasing a diamond necklace. On his way, Mullah sees a poor man offering a rose to his wife.
Mullah to his wife: “Look at him, what a successful man he is! I wish I could have his luck !â€
Wife: Huh?
Mullah: Just see, his wife’s smile is much cheaper !!
Mullah’s wife angrily throws the necklace on the road and walks away.
Make your smile cheaper and anger expensive. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar says, “The first sign of success is an unshakeable smileâ€. Money could buy all the riches in the world, while a smile comes literally free of cost. And yet, we use it so sparingly.
Meditate and see yourself smiling more and more. Regular practice helps release the negative emotions we carry within us –anger, frustration, stress, and it also gives us the ability to smile through all odds in life which is a sure sign of success.
#2 Joy in sharing a bite from your plate
Mullah wins 4-1 in a football match with his six-year-old son while his neighbor watches on.
Neighbor to Mullah’s son: So your father won again!
Son: Actually, I just wanted dad to be happy.
Winning and losing are a part of life’s game. What is important is how happy we are and how much happiness we spread to others. That is also a sign of true success. Try this for yourself! How does it feel to share a bite from your plate with a poor kid on the street? Or donate an amount from your salary to charity?
This feeling of service, of compassion for the needy and of being useful to someone comes easy when we meditate. Meditation fills us with such joy, contentment and gratitude from within that we feel like a king and are ready to share what we have.
#3 Victories that are all along the way
Mullah and his friend decide to race a mountain peak. They meet an old friend at a tea shop who challenges them for a tea-drinking competition. Mullah stops over but his friend carries on. Mullah tries to catch up when he again stops to play football with some kids, scores his goals, and once more to haggle with a flower-seller for fresh roses at a lesser price. He reaches just in time for the sunset to find his friend already there.
Friend (with a beaming smile): So Mullah, I won! I reached first!
Mullah: So what? I won thrice in the same time!
Happiness is not just in achieving some goal but also in every step that leads to it. When we enjoy every moment of life’s journey to our heart’s content, that is the sign of true success. Instead of thinking, “If I buy a big house or get a good job, only then I will be successfulâ€, shift your thought process to “I am happy and successful now in whatever I do or haveâ€.
You can bring about this shift in you with daily meditation. You start enjoying every moment of life to the fullest.
#4 Feeling of deep gratitude
Mullah finds a hidden treasure in his backyard. It was one of the 15 pots of gold that the late king had hidden.
Neighbour: You are the richest and the most successful man in our village! Why do you still look so sullen?
Mullah: What will happen if someone else finds the other 14?
This is the way our mind works. It can hardly stay contented with what is achieved. It craves for more and more. One desire fulfilled and the next is ready in queue. Have you noticed that this chain of countless desires is what makes us restless and anxious?
Relax !! Keep your mind happy by meditating everyday. Meditation can help you achieve such deep contentment from within that you start feeling grateful for what you have in life and desires get fulfilled even before they arise!
