Name: I Would Give My Life for This
Duration: P00H01M54S
Description: Poem by Rumi, from "The Purity of Desire" by Daniel Ladinsky

I Would Give My Life for This

from RUMI & HAFIZ: The Mountains Hint at Our Beauty by Lama Foundation

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Poem by Rumi, from "The Purity of Desire" by Daniel Ladinsky

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I would give my life for this: for one line of verse so
rich, and full of salvation, thousands would remember
it as if it were their own name.
And if they, or a cherished one, were ever in trouble,
on the verge of collapse from loneliness, grief or
despair, they could just recite it, with whatever strength
they had left.
Then God, no matter how shy He was feeling that day,
would reveal Himself, for at least a moment, and that
would be all that was needed—a second of truly seeing
Him,
which is the most many in this life might come to know.
He might even tickle you then, just to make certain He
wasn’t a mirage, and on a spot that would surely alter
your mood.
Would not that be all that was needed for one to gain
some courage and take a stand and move on with
some zest? Yes, a line so exquisite it would be passed from eye to
eye, hand to hand, flute to drum, generation to generation,
language to language, speech to song.
Thankfulness . . . falling to your knees. Maybe something
I already wrote with Sham’s pen contains light from that
Sun that will forever yield His comforting scent,
bring about such insight, you too will discover . . . your
own holiness. Yes! I would trade my life for that, for one
line of verse so beautiful, so beautiful and giving.

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from RUMI & HAFIZ: The Mountains Hint at Our Beauty, released May 21, 2018
Read by Jenny Bird

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Lama Foundation is a spiritual community, educational facility, and retreat center. The birth place of "Be Here Now," by Ram Dass, and final resting place to Murshid Samuel Lewis, creator of the Dances of Universal Peace. Lama lies north of the town of Taos, New Mexico.

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