Passion, Joy, Desire... Let it Overflow

[erdna]

Probably been posted many times but still remains special:

Love has no other desire but to fulfil itself.
But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy;
To return home at eventide with gratitude;
And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.

 

[stickygirl]

Probably been posted many times but still remains special:

Love has no other desire but to fulfil itself.
But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy;
To return home at eventide with gratitude;
And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.

Hi erdna
nice post - have you watching long? You've obviously picked up on our style!

 

[erdna]

stickygirl read your story and as a fisherman loved it

 

[erdna]

been browsing and love it, thanks for the welcome

 

[erdna]

Here's the prelude to my first post:

Then said Almitra, Speak to us of Love.
And he raised his head and looked upon the the people, and there fell a stillness upon them. And with a great voice he said:
When love beckons to you, follow him,
Though his ways are hard and steep.
And when his wings enfold you yield to him,
Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when he speaks to you believe in him,
Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.

For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning.
Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun,
So shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.
Like sheaves of corn he gathers you unto himself.
He threshes you to make you naked.
He sifts you to free you from your husks.
He grinds you to whiteness.
He kneads you until you are pliant;
And he assigns you to his sacred fire, that you mat become sacred bread for God's sacred feast.

All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge become a fragment of Life's heart.

But if in your fear you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure,
Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love's threshing floor,
Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.

Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would be possessed;
For love is sufficient unto love.

When you love you should not say, "God is in my heart," but rather, "I am in the heart of God."
And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.

 

[stickygirl]

Wow... let us know when you have the whole thing posted
and *curtsey* for your kind comments x

 

[Scentofawoman]

Here's the prelude to my first post:

Then said Almitra, Speak to us of Love.
And he raised his head and looked upon the the people, and there fell a stillness upon them. And with a great voice he said:
When love beckons to you, follow him,
Though his ways are hard and steep.
And when his wings enfold you yield to him,
Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when he speaks to you believe in him,
Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.

For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning.
Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun,
So shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.
Like sheaves of corn he gathers you unto himself.
He threshes you to make you naked.
He sifts you to free you from your husks.
He grinds you to whiteness.
He kneads you until you are pliant;
And he assigns you to his sacred fire, that you mat become sacred bread for God's sacred feast.

All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge become a fragment of Life's heart.

But if in your fear you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure,
Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love's threshing floor,
Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.

Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would be possessed;
For love is sufficient unto love.

When you love you should not say, "God is in my heart," but rather, "I am in the heart of God."
And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.

Breathtaking. Yes I agree let us know when it is completed.

 

[erdna]

If you take the first post and add it to the end of the last post it will be complete.

Can't take credit for it as it's not mine but is my favourite

 

[Scentofawoman]

It reminds me of the esctasy one can feel if one opens his mind to possibilities and trust.

 

[erdna]

Night All

Until I get back on line may this be my message to one and all

"To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy;
To return home at eventide with gratitude;
And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips."

 

[erdna]

From the same author I write in parting:

When you part from your friend, you grieve not;
For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain.
And let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit for love that seeks aught but the disclosure of it's own mystery is not love but a net cast forth: and only the unprofitable is caught.
And let your best be for your friend.
If he must know the ebb of your tide, let him know it's flood also.
For what is your friend that you shall seek him with hours to kill?
Seek him always with hours to live.
For it is his to fill your need, but not your emptiness.
And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter and sharing of pleasures.
For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.

 

[erdna]

It reminds me of the esctasy one can feel if one opens his mind to possibilities and trust.

So true and trust is the foundation to all

 

[Scentofawoman]

From the same author I write in parting:

When you part from your friend, you grieve not;
For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain.
And let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit for love that seeks aught but the disclosure of it's own mystery is not love but a net cast forth: and only the unprofitable is caught.
And let your best be for your friend.
If he must know the ebb of your tide, let him know it's flood also.
For what is your friend that you shall seek him with hours to kill?
Seek him always with hours to live.
For it is his to fill your need, but not your emptiness.
And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter and sharing of pleasures.
For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.

It is for these kind of friend that I move heaven and earth for.

 

[MistressQuanyen]

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I love your quote by Rumi-stunning

 

[BradBigBrain]

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[sdnt]

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Oh my goodness.

 

[BradBigBrain]

Oh my goodness.

That's what I said. Very sexy!

 

[BradBigBrain]

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[BradBigBrain]

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[HesterPrynne]

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I love this ... Nothing like having my hair washed and scalp massaged.

 

[warl0ck1]

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absolutely beautiful!

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[HesterPrynne]

Simply put ...


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[mranyguy]

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This is a great shot!

 

[PinupgirlLvr]

Good evening all.

 

[BradBigBrain]

I love this ... Nothing like having my hair washed and scalp massaged.

Absolutely! Love this!

Good evening all.

Hello!