Daily Archives: November 9, 2009

St. John of the Cross – Love Poems From God – Translations by Daniel Ladinsky

November 9, 2009
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St. John of the Cross – Love Poems From God – Translations by Daniel Ladinsky

I was sad one day and went for a walk; I sat in a field.   A rabbit noticed my condition and came near.   It often does not take more than that to help at times–   to just be close to creatures who are so full of knowing, so full of love that…

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One Who Knows One’s Self Knows One’s Lord by Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh

November 9, 2009
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One Who Knows One’s Self Knows One’s Lord by Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh

One Who Knows One’s Self Knows One’s Lord by Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh There is a Prophetic Tradition, in which the Prophet says, “One who knows one’s self knows one’s Lord.” Various interpretations of this tradition are possible, depending on whether we interpret ‘Lord’ to mean the one who commands, or God. If we mean the…

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