Not until a person dissolves, can
he or she know what union is
There is a descent into emptiness.
A lie will not change to truth
with just talking about it.
***
Longing is the core of mystery
Longing itself brings the cure.
The only rule is, Suffer the pain.
Your desire must be disciplined,
and what you want to happen
in time, sacrificed.
~ Rumi
from The Soul of Rumi
translations by Coleman Barks
