Raneem Kayyali's Blog, page 37

"The smouldering embers blush —Oh Hearts within the CoalHast thou survived so many years?The..."

“The smouldering embers blush —

Oh Hearts within the Coal

Hast thou survived so many years?

The smouldering embers smile —

Soft stirs the news of Light

To stolid seconds glow

One requisite has Fire that lasts

Prometheus never knew —”

- Emily Dickinson, #1132 (1868, unfinished)

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"Unity can only be attained through love; without love, separation is inevitable."

“Unity can only be attained through love; without love, separation is inevitable.”

- @raneemkayyali

"Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the..."

“Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation.”

- Rabindranath Tagore
(via santmat)

"Gratitude is within the simplicity of a kind gesture and the depth of its meaning."

“Gratitude is within the simplicity of a kind gesture and the depth of its meaning.”

- @raneemkayyali

"The Moon was but a Chin of GoldA Night or two ago —And now she turns Her perfect FaceUpon the..."

“The Moon was but a Chin of Gold

A Night or two ago —

And now she turns Her perfect Face

Upon the World below —”

- Emily Dickinson, first stanza of #737 (1863)

"Grieve not for my absence from this world but for the time I had spent in this reality, far from the..."

“Grieve not for my absence from this world but for the time I had spent in this reality, far from the light I call home.”

- @raneemkayyali

"Seduce me with your essence and mesmerize me with your beauty, until I become so taken that my soul..."

“Seduce me with your essence and mesmerize me with your beauty, until I become so taken that my soul elevates out of the hollow shell that holds it captive.”

- @raneemkayyali

"Within the darkness, a spark glimmered from afar, drawing me in until I became lost within the..."

“Within the darkness, a spark glimmered from afar, drawing me in until I became lost within the entirety of the light.”

- @raneemkayyali

"Meditation needs no special time or place. Let it spill into each movement, each moment, each..."

“Meditation needs no special time or place. Let it spill into each movement, each moment, each breath.”

- Quiet Lotus  (via quietlotus)