Rumi | Three Poems On Silence

Three poems on Silence by the great mystic RUMI.
A short reading for listening, contemplation and meditation.

"Your love has brought us to this silence, where the only obligation is to walk slowly through a meadow and look." - Rumi

Jelaluddin Rumi is one of the greatest mystics to have ever lived. He was a Sufi master and Persian poet born in 1207. He is known for his works of poetry around the theme of union with God.

Transcript

Last night I became mad.

Love saw me and said,

I am here.

Don't shout,

Don't wail.

Just be silent.

Don't talk about the mundane.

Talk of nothing but beauty.

I am the servant of this magnificence.

Just be silent.

I said,

Oh love,

What I fear is something else.

Love said,

There is nothing else.

Just be silent.

I will whisper great secrets in your ear.

Just nod yes and be silent.

I said,

Love,

Is this face angel or human?

Love said,

Neither angel nor human.

It is other.

Just be silent.

I said,

I will lose my mind if you don't tell me.

Love said,

Then lose your mind and stay that way.

And just be silent.

You who sits in this house filled with images and illusions,

Get up,

Walk out the door,

Go and be silent.

Inside this new love,

Die.

The way begins on the other side.

Become the sky,

Take an axe to the prison wall,

Escape.

Walk out like someone suddenly born into color.

Do it now.

You are covered with thick cloud.

Slide out the side,

Die and be quiet.

Quietness is the surest sign that you've died.

Your old life was a frantic running from silence.

The speechless full moon comes out now.

A guide has entered this life in silence.

His message is only heard in silence.

Take a sip of his precious wine and lose yourself.

Do not insult the greatness of his love for he helps all those who suffer in silence.

Polish the mirror between the breaths.

Go with him beyond words.

He knows your every deed.

He is the one who moves the wheel of heaven in silence.

Every thought is buried in your heart.

He will reveal them one by one in silence.

Turn each of your thoughts into a bird and let them fly to the other world.

One is an owl,

One is a falcon,

One is a crow.

Each one is different from the others,

But they are all the same in silence.

To see the moon that cannot be seen,

Turn your eyes inward and look at yourself in silence.

In this world and the next,

Don't talk about this and that.

Let him show you everything shining as one in silence.

Alright?

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It’s amazing what we might hear in the silence.

That was absolutely gorgeous. You honoured Rumi's wise verse with slow pacing, the simple tones and cricket. Thank you.

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