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Dr. Miller reads Jalāl ad-Dīn Rumi - The Guest House

Name: Dr. Miller reads Jalāl ad-Dīn Rumi - The Guest House
Uploaded: 2011-02-15T03:37:15+00:00
Duration: 1 min 54 s
Channel: Emmett Miller MD
Description: In this YouTube recording, Dr. Emmett Miller, MD, delivers an English recitation of Jalāl ad‑Dīn Rumi’s poem “The Guest House.” He frames the human…

15 Feb 2011 · 2 min

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In this YouTube recording, Dr. Emmett Miller, MD, delivers an English recitation of Jalāl ad‑Dīn Rumi’s poem “The Guest House.” He frames the human experience as a house that receives a new emotional visitor each morning—joy, depression, meanness, or fleeting awareness. Miller urges listeners to welcome every feeling, even a crowd of sorrows, treating each guest honorably as a potential guide toward new delight. He emphasizes meeting dark thoughts with laughter, being grateful for all arrivals, and recognizing that mistakes can lead to truth. The recitation blends poetic language with spiritual counsel, inviting the audience to follow the inner music toward love and truth.

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This being human is a guest house. Every morning, a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all. Even if they are a crowd of sorrows who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight. The dark thought, the shame, the malice— meet them at the door laughing. And invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes because each has been sent as a guide from beyond. Do you know what the music is saying? Come, follow me and you will find the way. Your mistakes can lead you to the truth. When you ask, the answer will be given. If you can't smell the fragrance, don't come into the garden of love. If you are unwilling to undress, don't enter into the stream of truth. Stay where you are. Don't come our way.