Shirley Riga
Mar 23, 20201 min
Every morning at 8:30am EDT I offer meditation on Zoom. Yesterday was a particularly difficult day. Being isolated leaves us time with our own thoughts. I picked the following reading this morning to remind me feelings/emotions change constantly.
The Guest House by Jellaludin Rumi
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
They may be clearing you out for some
new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice.
Meet them at the door laughing and invite them in.
Be grateful for whatever comes
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.