[MD] The Madman: The Two Hermits

[MarshaV]

Hi Dan,

Okay, I am as dense as others.  Why don't you explain why you have 
resent this post.  I am interested in your thoughts.

As far as the Soul business, I am directed to try to sit still and 
wait for Life to unfold.  And paint.  Maybe I should be quiet for a 
while too.  But then this is not about just me.

Speak!

Marsha




At 11:46 AM 10/19/2007, you wrote:

>Three Travelers Tell Their Dream
>By Jelalluddin Rumi
>
>Three devout men of different religions fall in togetherby chance 
>traveling. They stop at a caravanserai where the host brings as a 
>gift a sweetdessert, some taste of God's nearness. This is how 
>people out in the country servestrangers. The Jew and the Christian 
>are full, but the Muslim has been fasting allday. The two say, 
>"Let's save it for tomorrow." The one, "No. Let's save 
>self-denialfor tomorrow!" "You want it all for yourself!" "Divide it 
>into three parts, and each can do as he wants." "Ah, but Muhammed 
>said not to share." "That was about dividing yourself between 
>sensuality and soul. You must belong. to one or the other." But 
>finally,for some reason, he gives in,"I'll do it your way." They 
>refrain from tasting. They sleep,and then wake and dress 
>themselvesto begin morning devotions. Christian, jew, Muslim, 
>shaman,Zoroastrian, stone, ground,
>
>mountain, river, each has a secret way of being with the mystery, 
>unique and not to be
>
>judged. This subject never ends! Three friends in a grandmorning 
>mood. "Let us tell
>
>what dreams we had last night; whoeverhas had the deepestdream gets 
>the halvah."
>
>Agreed. The Jewish man begins the wanderings of his soul."Moses met 
>me on the road;
>
>I followed him to Sinai: an opening door, light withinlight. Mt. 
>Sinai and Moses and
>
>I merged in an exploding splendor, the unity of the prophets."This 
>was a true dream. Many
>
>Jews have such. Then the Christian sighs, "Christ took mein his arms 
>to the fourth
>
>heaven, a pure vast region....I cannot say...." His is alsodeep. The 
>Muslim, "Muhammed came
>
>and told me where you two had gone. 'You wretch,' he said,you've 
>been left behind! You
>
>may as well get up and eat something." "No!" laughed the Christian 
>and the Jew. "How
>
>could I disobey such glory? Would you not do as Moses andJesus 
>suggest?" "You're right,"
>
>they say. Yours is the truest dream, but it had immediateeffect in 
>your waking life."
>
>What matters is how quickly you do what your soul directs.
> > Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:35:16 -0400> To: 
> moq_discuss at moqtalk.org> From: marshalz at charter.net> Subject: [MD] 
> The Madman: The Two Hermits> > > The Madman: The Two Hermits by 
> Kahlil Gibran> > > Upon a lonely mountain, there lived two hermits 
> who worshipped God > and loved one another.> > Now these two 
> hermits had one earthen bowl, and this was their only > possession. 
> One day an evil spirit entered into the heart of the > older hermit 
> and he came to the younger and said, "It is long that we > have 
> lived together. The time has come for us to part. Let us divide > 
> our possessions."> > Then the younger hermit was saddened and he 
> said, "It grieves me, > Brother, that thou shouldst leave me. But 
> if thou must needs go, so > be it," and he brought the earthen bowl 
> and gave it to him saying, > "We cannot divide it, Brother, let it 
> be thine."> > Then the older hermit said, "Charity I will not 
> accept. I will take > nothing but mine own. It must be divided."> > 
> And the younger one said, "If the bowl be broken, of what use 
> would > it be to thee or to me? If it be thy pleasure let us rather 
> cast a lot."> > But the older hermit said again, "I will have but 
> justice and mine > own, and I will not trust justice and mine own 
> to vain chance. The > bowl must be divided."> > Then the younger 
> hermit could reason no further and he said, "If it > be indeed thy 
> will, and if even so thou wouldst have it let us now > break the 
> bowl."> > But the face of the older hermit grew exceeding dark, and 
> he cried, > "O thou cursed coward, thou wouldst not 
> fight."> > > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list> Listinfo, Unsubscribing 
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