{"id":1988,"date":"2015-06-21T14:31:15","date_gmt":"2015-06-21T14:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoboctn.com\/2015\/06\/21\/the-guest-house-this-being-human-is-a-guest\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T17:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T17:07:10","slug":"the-guest-house-this-being-human-is-a-guest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somniantes.com\/?p=1988","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>The Guest House<br \/>\nThis being human is a guest house.<br \/>\nEvery morning a new arrival.<br \/>\nA joy, a depression, a meanness,<br \/>\nsome momentary awareness comes<br \/>\nas an unexpected visitor.<br \/>\nWelcome and entertain them all!<br \/>\nEven if they are a crowd of sorrows,<br \/>\nwho violently sweep your house<br \/>\nempty of its furniture,<br \/>\nstill, treat each guest honorably.<br \/>\nHe may be clearing you out<br \/>\nfor some new delight.<br \/>\nThe dark thought, the shame, the malice.<br \/>\nmeet them at the door laughing and invite them in.<br \/>\nBe grateful for whatever comes.<br \/>\nbecause each has been sent<br \/>\nas a guide from beyond.<br \/>\n\u0e0a\u0e35\u0e27\u0e34\u0e15\u0e01\u0e47\u0e40\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e1a\u0e49\u0e32\u0e19\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e41\u0e02\u0e01 \u0e17\u0e38\u0e01\u0e46 \u0e40\u0e0a\u0e49\u0e32\u0e08\u0e30\u0e21\u0e35\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e48\u0e07\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e48\u0e46 \u0e40\u0e14\u0e34\u0e19\u0e40\u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e21\u0e32<br \/>\n\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e2a\u0e38\u0e02, \u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e40\u0e28\u0e23\u0e49\u0e32, \u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e32\u0e22<br \/>\n\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e48\u0e07\u0e15\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e46 \u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e01\u0e23\u0e30\u0e15\u0e38\u0e49\u0e19\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e40\u0e01\u0e34\u0e14\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e15\u0e37\u0e48\u0e19\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e08\u0e34\u0e15 \u0e21\u0e31\u0e01\u0e21\u0e32\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01\u0e1c\u0e39\u0e49\u0e21\u0e32\u0e40\u0e22\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e40\u0e23\u0e32\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e04\u0e38\u0e49\u0e19\u0e40\u0e04\u0e22<br \/>\n\u0e08\u0e07\u0e15\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e2a\u0e33\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0d\u0e22\u0e4c\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e40\u0e02\u0e32\u0e40\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e48\u0e32\u0e19\u0e31\u0e49\u0e19 <br \/>\n\u0e41\u0e15\u0e48\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e1e\u0e27\u0e01\u0e40\u0e02\u0e32\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e21\u0e27\u0e25\u0e41\u0e2b\u0e48\u0e07\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e40\u0e28\u0e23\u0e49\u0e32 \u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e17\u0e33\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e1a\u0e49\u0e32\u0e19\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e48\u0e19\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e2d\u0e07, \u0e17\u0e33\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e40\u0e1f\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c\u0e19\u0e34\u0e40\u0e08\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c\u0e43\u0e19\u0e1a\u0e49\u0e32\u0e19\u0e40\u0e2a\u0e35\u0e22\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e22<br \/>\n\u0e41\u0e15\u0e48\u0e01\u0e47\u0e08\u0e07\u0e14\u0e39\u0e41\u0e25\u0e1e\u0e27\u0e01\u0e40\u0e02\u0e32\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e2a\u0e38\u0e20\u0e32\u0e1e \u0e40\u0e1e\u0e23\u0e32\u0e30\u0e1e\u0e27\u0e01\u0e40\u0e02\u0e32\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e08\u0e08\u0e30\u0e17\u0e33\u0e25\u0e32\u0e22\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e48\u0e07\u0e40\u0e01\u0e48\u0e32\u0e44\u0e1b\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e1e\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e48\u0e07\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e48\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e14\u0e35\u0e01\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32<br \/>\n\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e04\u0e34\u0e14\u0e43\u0e19\u0e41\u0e07\u0e48\u0e25\u0e1a, \u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e25\u0e30\u0e25\u0e32\u0e22, \u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e42\u0e01\u0e23\u0e18\u0e40\u0e01\u0e35\u0e22\u0e08<br \/>\n\u0e16\u0e49\u0e32\u0e21\u0e31\u0e19\u0e21\u0e32\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e49\u0e32\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e15\u0e39\u0e01\u0e47\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e2b\u0e31\u0e27\u0e40\u0e23\u0e32\u0e30\u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e15\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e21\u0e31\u0e19\u0e40\u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e21\u0e32<br \/>\n\u0e21\u0e31\u0e19\u0e21\u0e35\u0e41\u0e07\u0e48\u0e14\u0e35\u0e40\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e2d\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23\u0e01\u0e47\u0e15\u0e32\u0e21\u0e40\u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e21\u0e32 \u0e40\u0e1e\u0e23\u0e32\u0e30\u0e17\u0e38\u0e01\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e48\u0e07\u0e16\u0e39\u0e01\u0e2a\u0e48\u0e07\u0e40\u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e21\u0e32\u0e41\u0e1c\u0e19\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e19\u0e33\u0e17\u0e32\u0e07\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01\u0e40\u0e1a\u0e37\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e1a\u0e19<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class='attribution'>Rumi<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Guest House This being human is a guest house. 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