Deeds not Words

God made the illusion look real
and the real an illusion
He concealed the sea
and made the foam visible

the wind invisible
and the dust manifest
you see the dust whirling
but how can the dust rise by itself?
you see the foam, but not the ocean
invoke Him with deeds, not words;
for deeds are real
and will save you in the infinite-life

 Rumi

Silence

 Hiroshige

Why are you afraid of silence

silence is the root of everything

If you spiral into its void

a hundred voices will thunder messages

you long to hear

Rumi

Inside My Heart

 San Sebastian ~ Raphael

I said what about my eyes?

"Keep them on the road."

I said what about my passion?

"Keep it burning."

I said what about my heart?

"Tell me what you hold inside it?"

I said pain and sorrow.

He said:

"stay with it."

Rumi