Saturday Tea

The Sufi Center Chicago is holding an afternoon tea so that visitors and newcomers can learn more about Sufism in a relaxed, comfortable setting. This meetup is from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Sunday October 6th and is free and open to the public.

One Breath

From pre-eternity to post-eternity is but a single breath.
A breath free of all these melodies high and low.

Treasure this breath, this moment you now enjoy.
Spend it in happiness: there is no time for sorrow.

Once this moment has passed, It is gone forever.
Your time is less than the very least you can imagine.

If you spend this moment laughing, the world will be all laughter.
But if you fall into depression, the world will be all sorrow.

Don’t give your heart to this unstable transitory world
With all its ups and downs, its twists and turns.

Lighten another’s heart; Be light of heart yourself,
”For the highest gain in the world Is this.

Take care, Nurbakhsh, Not to hurt any heart,
For this is more valuable
Than any crown or throne.”

Divan-e Nurbakhsh
Poems of a Sufi Master

Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh

https://www.nimatullahi.org/sufi-poetry/

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