The Purpose Of Emotion | Rumi Poem

Here's a wonderful poem by the great Rumi.

Mawlana Jalaluddin Mohammad Balkhi, popularly known as "Rumi", is a 13th-century Sufi poet. Today he is recognised as one of the greatest poets who ever lived, due in part to how his words seem to speak to the divine.
Translation by Coleman Barks.

Transcript

A certain Sufi tore his robe in grief,

And the tearing brought such relief,

He gave the robe the name Faraji,

Which means ripped open,

Or happiness,

Or one who brings the joy of being opened.

It comes from the stem Faraj,

Which also refers to the genitals,

Male and female.

His teacher understood the purity of the action,

While others just saw the ragged appearance.

If you want peace and purity,

Tear away the coverings.

This is the purpose of emotion,

To let a streaming beauty flow through you.

Call it spirit,

Elixir,

Or the original agreement between yourself and God.

Opening into that gives peace,

A song of being empty,

Pure silence.

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