I died as a mineral, and rose a plant,
I died as a plant, and rose again an animal,
I died as an animal, and rose a man.
Why then should I fear to become less by dying?

I shall die once again as a man,
To rise an angel, perfect from head to foot.
Again, when I suffer dissolution as an angel,
I shall become what passes the conception of man.

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Aloha nui loa Daylia; my sister.

Very wise words there. Thank you so much for posting the poem.

Mystics like Rumi are not the only ones that believed in the transmigration of spirit in attempt to atain perfection, and return to the source.

The Hawaiian's also believed in the transmigration of spirit.

If anyone is interested in reading my take on Hawaiian mysticism; fo to the following URL HUNA 101

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