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Life is not life. You are so much more. Your light is my smile. In the grass, we sit, playing young lovers games. You fill my dream with desire. God is no name. Not for a lover. Not for a friend. I am yours. The wind blows through our hair, and speaks to us; Saying [...]

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The way of the Sufi is to embrace the joy of the essence of God in everything, and every aspect of everything. The best times and the worst times. Rumi expresses this supreme joy: I am a lover of both His benevolence and severity! Amazing it is that I’m in love with these opposites! Jack [...]

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The tracks always come back. Rumi. Shams. Wine and Dance and God. Was there ever really anything else? Since I first discovered Sufism as an adolescent, the dervish spin never left me. The idea that one can get so close, become so consumed in the flame, and love every moment of it. I lost that [...]

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For the first time on Loki Listens, I’m going to publish a poem I am actually sort of proud of. Hopefully someone will enjoy it as much as I do. — Drink in the night. Can you feel this flavor? The wine is deep red. The love is crystal clear. Drink with me. This cup [...]

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“Whoever’s calm and sensible is insane.” -Rumi Loki I Listen. Associated Content Blogged with Flock Tags: ideology, religion, sufi, sufism, rumi, poetry, sanity, philosophy, theology

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