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Inspirations and Creative Thoughts


the blind astronomer

In the shadow of the temple my friend and I saw a blind man sitting alone. And my friend said, "Behold the wisest man of our land."Then I left my friend and approached the blind man and greeted him....

Started in Inspirations and Creative Thoughts • 17 hours ago • 0 responses
Tags: quote, wisdom, inspiration
a point where contradictions meet

There is a pointwherein the mystery of existencecontradictions meet;where movementis not all movement,and stillnessis not all stillness;where the idea and the form,the within and the withoutare...

Started in Inspirations and Creative Thoughts • 1 day ago • 0 responses
Tags: mysticism, quote, tagore
Qasidah al-Burdah| Poem of the Mantle| the most-recited and celebrated single poem in human histo

1.early 7th century, Medina,Prophet's MosqueIt was the dawn prayer congregation at the Mosque of the Prophet in Medina where a poet by the name Ka'b joined that morning. Ka'b ibn Zuhayr was...

Started in Inspirations and Creative Thoughts • 6 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: islam, sufism, prophet muhammad, poem, inspiration
fear and treasure| Quranic Insights

I've heard of living at the center,but what aboutleaving the center of the center?Flying toward thankfulness,you become..... the rare birdwith one wing made of fear,and one of hope.- RumiIn the...

Started in Inspirations and Creative Thoughts • 7 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: thoughts, meditative quranic verse, quranic, quran
our greatest fears guarding our greatest treasures

Our greatest fears arelike dragonsguarding our greatest treasures. - Rumi1.The great mystic, poet, theologian, scholar and above all a great lover of God, Rumi is never short of eloquence....

Started in Inspirations and Creative Thoughts • 1 week ago • 0 responses
Tags: psychology, rumi, thought, creative thoughts
Secrets of the Name and the Named One| Ghazals from Diwaan-e-Mo'in

.I.Robud jaan o delam raa jamaal-e-naam-e-khodaa/ Nawaakht teshna labaan raa zolaal-e-naam-e-khodaaMy soul and my heart have been captivated by the beauty of the Name of God. My thirsty lips have...

Started in Inspirations and Creative Thoughts • 1 week ago • 0 responses
Tags: sufism, poem, song, sufi, poetry
When was God far?| Ibn Atallah

WHEN WAS GOD FARSo you would needA trail and mapTo lead you there?And did you findGod on your way? He who has plentyShould spend from plenty.And are you stillClimbing to God?It?s you who...

Started in Inspirations and Creative Thoughts • 2 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: wisdom, poem, inspiration, god, sufi
The Reality of Human Essence| the Hu of Hu-man

In the Name of Allah.I seek refuge in Himand ask for Himand give up for Him.My Lord You are my Refugeand my Endand you are the Sufficer.1.Do you think you are a small starWhile, in fact, you comprise...

Started in Inspirations and Creative Thoughts • 2 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: mysticism, sufism, inspiration, esoteric, sufi
Om Mani Padme Hum| a sufic interpretation

1."Om Mani Padme Hum" is one of the most recited mantra among all faith traditions combined. No matter where you see a buddhist monk or practitioner, whether in the remote deserts of mongolia or the...

Started in Inspirations and Creative Thoughts • 2 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: symbology, comparative, wisdom, buddhism, inspiration
the last teachings of Gautama Buddha

Beneath the sala trees at Kusinagara, in his last words to his disciples, the Buddha said: "Make of yourself a light. Rely upon yourself: do not depend upon anyone else.Consider your body: Think of...

Started in Inspirations and Creative Thoughts • 3 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: buddha, wisdom, buddhism
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