Setu Retreat: Mantram Journal_001
Item
- Title
- Setu Retreat: Mantram Journal_001
- Alternative Title
- Setu Retreat: Mantram Journal
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- The page is part of a spiral-bound notebook. It features a central illustration of a red-flowered plant, possibly Sedum rubrum tomentosum, with green leaves. The background is a textured, aged paper with teal-colored strips containing text. The text is arranged in a poetic format, with each line separated by a teal strip. The top of the page has the title "A Garden Beyond PARADISE" in bold, cut-out letters. The bottom right corner has the number "14" and the name "Jalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273)" indicating the author and date of the poem.
- Identifier
- 004_061920-111920_setu_retreat
- Dates Completed
- June 19, 2020 - November 19, 2020
- Keywords
- Beginning of the pandemic; Kelly; Online retreat; Zoom retreat; Meditation center; Blue Mountain Center of Meditation; Tomales, California; Setu; Bridge; Post-65 chapter of life; Finite bodies; Eight Point program; Mantram; Jesus Prayer; “Lord Jesus Christ Son of God Have Mercy on Us”; Passage Meditation; 2005; Holy name; Immanuel Lutheran Church; Columbus, Nebraska; Church doctrine; Christ’s teachings; Hurricane Katrina; Suffering; Displacement; Dallas; Texas; Mercy; Ancient mantrams; Divine spirit; Covid-19; Lockdown; Stillness; Reflection; Mantram prayer; All living beings; Initials on pages; Right hand page; Prayer practice; Spiritual connection; Repetition; Contemplation; Sacred words
- Transcription
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A Garden Beyond PARADISE
Everything you see has its roots
in the Unseen world.
The forms may change,
yet the essence remains the same.
Every wondrous sight will vanish,
Every sweet sound will fade,
But do not be disheartened.
The Source they come from is eternal,
Growing, branching out,
giving new life and new joy.
Why do you weep?
That Source is within you,
And this whole world
is springing up from it.
The Source is full.
Its waters are ever flowing;
Do not grieve,
drink your fill!
Don't think it will ever run dry
This is the endless Ocean!
From the maw of the lion you came into this world
A ladder was placed in front of you
that you might escape.
From earth you became plant,
From plant you became animal,
Afterwards you became a human being.
Behold the body, born of dust –
how perfect it has become!
Why should you fear its end?
When were you ever made less by dying?
When you pass beyond this human form,
No doubt you will become an angel
And soar through the heavens!
But don't stop there.
Even heavenly bodies grow old.
Pass again from the heavenly realm
and plunge into the vast ocean of
Consciousness.
Let the drop of water that is you
become a hundred mighty seas.
But do not think that the drop alone
Becomes the Ocean
the Ocean, too, becomes the drop!
Sedum rubrum tomentosum
14
Jalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273) - Rights
- To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
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