Rumi: Speak with Love

When I am wordless, I read Rumi's poetry. It speaks to my heart and soul. As I feel my speechlessness in the tropical night, I come upon his poem "Clouds": ...What we sayis a caravan bell, clouds moving across.Traveler, don't try to decide where to stop.(...)Stay light on your feet and keep moving.Speak any language, … Continue reading Rumi: Speak with Love

Tepeyóllotl

Tepeyóllotl significa "el corazón de la montaña" en náhuatl (tépetl, montaña; yóllotl, corazón). En la mitología mexica, es el dios de los sismos y los ecos. Se le representa como jaguar y es una manifestación del dios Tezcatlipoca. Tepeyóllotl en calendario del Códice Borgiano (Foto: Internet Archive Book Images) Hay una compleja interpretación histórica y … Continue reading Tepeyóllotl

Yóllotl

Yóllotl significa corazón en náhuatl. Como concepto filosófico de los antiguos pueblos nahuas de Mesoamérica, yóllotl es el núcleo dinámico del ser humano, su movilidad vital, según explica el filósofo mexicano Miguel León Portilla. Hoy observé la flor anaranjada de un malinchillo mientras escuchaba el canto de un yigüirro (Turdus grayi) y el coro cacófono … Continue reading Yóllotl

Silent in Tárcoles with Rumi

After three months of longing, I have returned to Tárcoles, in Costa Rica's Pacific lowlands. I have come with Rumi. I found him where Love placed him on my shelves, and I asked him to come along. Here in Tárcoles the austere, yellowed landscape during the driest, hottest months has passed. Now the rainy season … Continue reading Silent in Tárcoles with Rumi