tag:gaia.com,2008,:Gaia http://groups.gaia.com/zidealist/discussions/feeds/thread/70171 en-us 2 Sat, 14 Oct 2006 15:48:59 GMT Gaia: zIDEALISTS - Inspiration - Confucius say... # Peggy J tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-70263 Sat, 14 Oct 2006 15:48:59 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/zidealist/conversations/view/70171#70263 <p> <div align="center"><strong>~RUMI~<br /><br /></strong>A window opens A curtain pulls back<br />The lamps of lovers connect, not at their ceramic bases, <br />but in their lightedness.<br /><br />No lover wants union with the Beloved<br />without the Beloved also wanting the Lover.<br /><br />Love makes the Lover weak,<br />While the Beloved gets strong.<br /><br />Lightening from here strikes <em>there.<br /></em>When you begin to love God, God<br />Is loving you. A clapping sound<br />Does not come from one hand.<br /><br />The thirst in our souls <em>is </em>the attraction<br />Put out by the water itself.<br /><br />We belong to IT, and IT to us.<br /></div> </p> http://peacemonger.gaia.com mu tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-70171 Sat, 14 Oct 2006 06:42:30 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/zidealist/conversations/view/70171 <p> To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - Confucius </p>