I love this quote by Rumi. I have held it close for year as inspiration and as an aspiration. Just recently (at 61), I wrote this poem that I hope is ok to share here.
The Field—A Little Bit More Than a Sijo
'Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing
and rightdoing, there is a field.
I'll meet you there.
— Jelaluddin Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks
Before I meet you there, may I steal a moment to breathe out,
to offer myself some tender, loving kindness and mercy,
At age ten: "Be perfect as your Father in Heaven is perfect."
At fifty: "Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
There is a field. I'll meet you there." (Rumi)
I love this quote by Rumi. I have held it close for year as inspiration and as an aspiration. Just recently (at 61), I wrote this poem that I hope is ok to share here.
The Field—A Little Bit More Than a Sijo
'Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing
and rightdoing, there is a field.
I'll meet you there.
— Jelaluddin Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks
Before I meet you there, may I steal a moment to breathe out,
to offer myself some tender, loving kindness and mercy,
resolve a false image I carry of you as enemy.
I will breathe in,
then,
I’ll meet you there,
in that field.
{And breathe out.}
Definitely okay to share, Wendy. ☺️
Oh delicious! What a juxtaposition of those two... magnificent!
I play in that same field! :-)
I am learning to play there too...
Right on...