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For the mystics through the ages, spiritual joy
and Divine love seems to represent the state of
being lost in the love of God. I find poetry
the perfect medium to express spiritual sentiments
such as joy and divine love, as in my poem
below titled Divine Light. Note that these
poems often sound like traditional love poems
and seem to reference what seems like romantic
love to describe the spiritual experience.
DIVINE LIGHT
The sun shines brightly on my soul
full of love and joy, waiting
to burst forth on this day
and on humanity
warm – enticing – penetrating
like a lover in full ecstasy –
I am alive within the divine
within the energy of life
refreshed.
Rumi, the Sufi mystic and poet, was born
in Afghanistan in 1207, wrote many poems
that focused on spiritual love and ecstasy, and
only after a few readings do you realize he is
referring to God, not some overpowering
romantic love. This type of love is described
by the Sufis as “full fana,” which represents
annihilation in God.
Here is the poem O Love by Rumi.
O LOVE
O Love, O pure deep Love, be here, be now
Be all – worlds dissolve into your
Stainless endless radiance,
Frail living leaves burn with your brighter
Than cold stares
Take me your servant, your breath, your core.
WITH LOVE, G.
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