Earthworms & The Unseen — by Alanda Greene

[Welles]

Alanda is a wonderful writer, gardener and philosopher of rare spiritual insight. She weaves all three in her short essays. This offering has to do with rumination on earthworms that leads to...

In Signs of the Unseen: The Discourses of Jalaluddin Rumi, this well-known Sufi poet, story-teller and teacher of the 13th century offers words to nudge, exhort, prod, and remind his listeners to seek the wealth of the hidden treasure. Coming to the seashore and wondering where there are pearls, or even if there are pearls at all, Rumi asks, “How is one to obtain a pearl merely by looking at the sea?”

He encourages those he instructs to let what is hidden in their hearts be brought forward and made visible. “It is like the root of a tree,” he says. “Although it is hidden from view, its effects are apparent on the branches.” Often he gives a clear reminder to what is implied here: humans need to remember this hidden, unseen realm, and then the signs of it will be obvious. When not acknowledged, the treasure is invisible and forgotten, its existence denied.

In the moments that bring them to awareness,
I am reminded of how much of the
really important work is going on beneath the surface,
whether it’s in the garden or in other dimensions of my life.

Earthworms & The Unseen — by Alanda Greene

http://www.heartfulnessmagazine.com/les ... he-unseen/

[happyrain]

Welles!! I loved this and wanted to read more, thank you for the great read.

[Welles]

Hey Eric, run a search on this forum for "Alanda Greene" and you'll find links to a few other pieces of her wonderful writing. Here's another collection from Heartfulness Magazine...

http://www.heartfulnessmagazine.com/author/alanda/