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Ingrid Oliphant
- Mar 2, 2016
- 1 min
Unbound
Define me, shrink me: you starve your self of Self. Keep me nailed in a box of unyielding words, That box becomes your coffin. I do not...
Ingrid Oliphant
- Aug 24, 2015
- 1 min
Thistle and Thyme
Passages of thistle and thyme lead us to where time or we forgot. In the breadth of a scent, a moment of breath. To remember, to be...
Ingrid Oliphant
- Aug 15, 2015
- 1 min
An Ocean without Shore
I marveled at an Ocean without shore, and at a Shore that did not have an ocean; And at a Morning Light without darkness, and at a Night...
Ingrid Oliphant
- Aug 12, 2015
- 1 min
Mathnawi, II 1680-1708
Here are the miracle signs you want: That you cry through the night and get up at dawn, asking, that in the absence of what you ask for...
Ingrid Oliphant
- Jul 29, 2015
- 1 min
The New Rule
Rumi, not Maher It’s the old rule that drunks have to argue and get into fights. The lover is just as bad: He falls into a hold. But down...
Ingrid Oliphant
- Jul 29, 2015
- 1 min
The New Rule
Rumi, not Maher It’s the old rule that drunks have to argue and get into fights. The lover is just as bad: He falls into a hold. But down...
Ingrid Oliphant
- Jul 28, 2015
- 1 min
In The Waves and Underneath
Inspired by ocean-walking dreams, of the surface of the waves and the surface of the bottom; watching dolphins and seals yesterday, I...
Ingrid Oliphant
- Jun 15, 2015
- 2 min
The Question
The Answer as God in Fire One dervish to another, What was your vision of God’s presence? I haven’t seen anything. But for the sake of...
Ingrid Oliphant
- Jan 11, 2015
- 1 min
Sharing a Twitter Love Lesson
A couple of days I ago, I popped back onto Twitter and saw this nifty nugget: This world seems to be designed to give you all the reasons...
Ingrid Oliphant
- Jun 29, 2014
- 3 min
Who Says Words with My Mouth?
Who Says Words With My Mouth? All day I think about it, then at night I say it. Where did I come from, and what am I supposed to be...
Ingrid Oliphant
- Jun 24, 2014
- 1 min
Rumi’s The Self We Share
The Self We Share Thirst is angry with water. Hunger bitter with bread. The cave wants nothing to do with the sun. This is dumb, the...
Ingrid Oliphant
- Jan 16, 2014
- 4 min
The Drumming of a Heart
This began calling me 16 months ago: Beginning the weekend of October 2012 and through a period of nearly two and a half months, I...
Ingrid Oliphant
- Sep 30, 2013
- 1 min
One Human Gesture
This is a Rumi poem about Soul Artists–those that guide the motion of energy that is given. According to Coleman Barks, Hakim Sanai was...
Ingrid Oliphant
- Sep 11, 2013
- 5 min
More on my Own Transformation
Since my own significant personal transition began just about three years ago, I’ve experienced the world in a magnificent manner than...
Ingrid Oliphant
- Sep 8, 2013
- 2 min
The Way That Moves as You Move
Some commentary on the verse, As you start on the way, the way appears. When you cease to be, real being comes. Zuleikha shut every door,...
Ingrid Oliphant
- Sep 19, 2012
- 1 min
Only Breath
This is a prelude to a new post coming tomorrow about the recognition of my loss of identity and others’ need for ‘the story’. Not ...
Ingrid Oliphant
- Mar 18, 2012
- 3 min
Life is Beautiful in the Springtime Giddiness!
It’s been a while since I’ve sent out some Sunday lovin’. I thought I’d sit with a little sunshine and watch the Spring Giddiness unfold...
Ingrid Oliphant
- Sep 8, 2011
- 4 min
Moses and the Shepherd
What follows is a little something to consider on this rainy day. It’s a little long but I’ve kept the translation intact (I often slice...
Ingrid Oliphant
- Aug 14, 2011
- 3 min
What if it really is “In Between the Stories”?
Inspired by Rumi, blog posts about hate, love and god; and 24 hours steeped in connection with all that is. In Between Stories ~ Rumi Did...
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