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IMPERMANENCE: EMBRACING CHANGE

Posted on Jan 31st, 2009 by Samme : Prince of Rainbows<3 Samme

A rose is a rose is a rose. ~ Gertrude Stein Dharma Quote of the Week "There is often a big disparity between the way we perceive things and the way things really are. For... More »

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If you had to pick another religion to practice, what would it be

Posted on Jan 12th, 2009 by Samme : Prince of Rainbows<3 Samme

Well I grew up Catholic, followed Buddhism, read up on Hinduism, Judaism, Kabbalah and Sufi.  If I had to pick another religion to practice, I already mentioned it in my previous blogs, it would be... More »

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SUFI, ZEN, MOON

Posted on Jan 11th, 2009 by Samme : Prince of Rainbows<3 Samme

January 10, 2009 full moon (Wolf Moon), the biggest full moon for the year (picture taken by me) From the multiplicity of colours, he says, there is a way to the colourless. Colour is like... More »

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Do you believe there is value in suffering?

Posted on Jan 11th, 2009 by Samme : Prince of Rainbows<3 Samme

There is a Sufi story where God asked a piece of coal why it was black. The coal replied, "Because I have absorbed all the darkness of the world." God then asked, "What will you... More »

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HAZRAT INAYAT KHAN'S TEACHINGS ON MUSIC AND SPIRITUALITY

Posted on Jan 10th, 2009 by Samme : Prince of Rainbows<3 Samme

“When one transcends Christianity, Judaism or Islam, there one finds Music” ~ Hazrat Inayat Khan Here is what the back cover describes/quotes: “The mystery of sound is mysticism; the harmony of life is religion. The... More »

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THE WAY OF THE HEART

Posted on Jan 3rd, 2009 by Samme : Prince of Rainbows<3 Samme

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2007 International Year of Rumi

Posted on Jul 17th, 2007 by Samme : Prince of Rainbows<3 Samme

(Click on the comic strip image above) In honor and celebration of Rumi and to commemorate 2007 as the International Year of Rumi , I would like to give homage to this Sufi poet extraordinaire... More »

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The Conference of Birds

Posted on May 25th, 2007 by Samme : Prince of Rainbows<3 Samme

ART AS FLIRTATION AND SURRENDER by RUMI In your light I learned how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest, where no one sees you, but sometimes I... More »

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