Ruminating with Rumi
Simplicity is the law of nature. The beauty of this is reflected in the natural way that all waters follow the flow of the land to the sea. Although the water flows naturally without aid, you wish to hold it back with soil from along the bank. You dig in to hold on. You dam the flow to turn it elsewhere. To dam the flow, to divert the waters, is to live outside your true nature. You are the flowing of the river. You cannot be anything but the flowing. Let all waters flow forth, freely without restraint. Follow your natural way.
Reflect your true nature in the world. Clear yourself of false perceptions. Clear your mind of this and that. Drop desire. Hold no expectation. Live in the moment. If you truly found the moment, you would die. The world could not hold you. The reality of the moment cannot be said. The world could not hold the flood of joy.
To bring joy to the world is to bring love untainted by fear. The beauty of pure love is reflected in the whole of the all. Your heart beats in unison with all. That drum beat is your true nature. Your true nature is the whole of the all. Share the joy with all. You cannot contain it. Joy is boundless and endless. Receive what is yours to give without end, which is joy. In joy, loving-kindness abounds.
What is ultimately true cannot be known. Your cleverness cannot obtain it for you. You lose your way in words. You cannot strain, grunt, and moan your way to joy. Think about it all you want. All you gain is a headache.