Reason and Passion - Khalil Gibran (Powerful Life Poetry)

Read by Shane Morris
Written by Khalil Gibran
- On Reason and Passion -
Your soul is oftentimes a battlefield, upon which your reason and your judgment wage war against your passion and your appetite.
Would that I could be the peacemaker in your soul, that I might turn the discord and the rivalry of your elements into oneness and melody.
But how shall I, unless you yourselves be also the peacemakers, nay, the lovers of all your elements?
Your reason and your passion are the rudder and the sails of your seafaring soul.
If either your sails or your rudder be broken, you can but toss and drift, or else be held at a standstill in mid-seas.
For reason, ruling alone, is a force confining; and passion, unattended, is a flame that burns to its own destruction.
Therefore let your soul exalt your reason to the height of passion, that it may sing; And let it direct
your passion with reason, that your passion may live through its own daily resurrection, and like the phoenix rise above its own ashes.
I would have you consider your judgment and your appetite even as you would two loved guests in your house.
Surely you would not honour one guest above the other; for he who is more mindful of one loses the love and the faith of both.
Among the hills, when you sit in the cool shade of the white poplars, sharing the peace and serenity of distant fields and meadows - then let your heart say in silence, “God rests in reason.”
And when the storm comes, and the mighty wind shakes the forest, and thunder and lightning proclaim the majesty of the sky,- then let your heart say in awe, “God moves in passion.”
And since you are a breath in God’s sphere, and a leaf in God’s forest, you too should rest in reason and move in passion.

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"let your soul exalt your reason to the height of passion, that it may sing; And let it direct your passion with reason, that your passion may live through its own daily resurrection, and like the phoenix rise above its own ashes." Hope you enjoy this one! Is Gibran one of the greatest poets of all time?

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He is definitely one of the greats. Very close to the top of the list IMO.😔

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Comparison is das thief of joy. Das best is hardly known to man; He probably lives on mountains and composes until he dies.

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“ Rest in reason and move in passion” - powerful lines 💫

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It's deep

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It's fathomless...

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Can you elaborate and explain it deeply?

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Khalil's poetic way of expressing truth and insight is unlike any others. Such humans add so much to all of us

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He's Poem in majority makes no sense man no joke really !

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@@stormrider6202 or.. it is so ▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎● deep _____ it takes a looooooooooong time to..

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@@stormrider6202 every deep thinker is more afraid of being understood than being misunderstood ~ Nietzsche...so maybe your judgement is too superficial, let things sink in 🤗

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“And passion, unattended, is a flame that burns to its own destruction.”

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Felt that

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How can a passion that's not found or looked over can be harmful or destructive?

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​@muhammedzayn27 you answered your own question. 😅

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“Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.” ― Marcus Aurelius

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Getting older was the only time i tuned into poems especially gibran’s. Starting to believe poems are mankind’s instrument to cry out for help, knowing nobody’s coming to save you.

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Same for me. I always brushed off poetry in school and college. Now I think it's the most important writing we have.

[@suptiparnapaul2996]

Can't hold myself from tearing up🥺 Indeed poetry can do magic. Modern day Psychology says we have two minds- the Emotional (here, referred to as Passion), the other Cognitive (here, Reason). They have inhibitory connections to each other. The emotional mind is the more rudimentary kind (the 'reptilian brain') and though it comes handy in times of emergency, it is the cognitive mind keeping a check on the overdoings of the other that makes us humans different from other animals. This complex understanding of psychology has been simply yet succinctly put through in this poem. This can perhaps inspire readers/listeners 1000 times more than dry facts from a psychology book could (where I learnt it from). And therein lies the beauty and triumph and importance of Art! 💖

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"I don't know how to be silent when my heart is speaking" - Fyodor Dostoevsky

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This man's voice. Perfection.

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Oh how I loved this! It brought tears to my eyes. Everything within us that appears "conflicting" shares the same space that we are. When the perceived inner conflict is no longer perceived as conflict but rather felt as co-existence, peace ensues. We need only to allow all that we are to co-exist peacefully within. When we experience this inside, all the apparent "conflict" outside also begins to feel as co-existence. All part of the same shared space that we are.

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The voice was so soothing I couldn’t pay attention to the actual poem

[@israelajala496]

give me a reason! give me a passion! give me a purpose! and I shall pursue it all the days of my life..

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purpose and passion.. what else

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passion is the purpose reason is the protecter of passion

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Heal the past, live the present, dream the future. - Mary Engelbreit

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We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough. Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow. Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.

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The poets of time are the true philosophers of truth.

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No body asked … let’s just enjoy the poem

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One of the best poems I've ever heard!

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Thank you. How can I have gone thru life without hearing this beautiful poem? I was ready to give up on my work (passion) until I heard this. This is priceless.

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This is Insanely Spectacular.

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Thank you for your legacy Khalil Gibran. Such powerful words. Thank you narrator Shane for your beautiful voice and reading.

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Tears... My heart in joy of listening to this poem, Quietly determine to be the lover of all my elements and the phoenix rise above its my own ashes...

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Thank you. His poetic descriptions of many aspects of life with such wisdom are unprecedented. Elicits deep thought and innermost searching. Beautiful.

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Khalil Jibran: Rest in reason and move in passion. Couldn't thank you more ❤️❤️

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Without passion Existence is impossible

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[@karinliane547]

The beautiful Voice of. Shane turns. Khalil. Gibrans Poem into a long lasting. Pleasure ! Lets hope we will meet in. Paradise , with the Prophet ! 💌❤️🌹❤️💌

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My confirmation bias just loves this poem...bravo

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I swallowed a pill today. This pill, which I know will guide my life until I fall, but as a dry leaf in the green forest. The pill of wisdom-chief driver of my resting in reason and my moving in passion. Thank God I came here!!

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Once again I'm speechless. Passion and Reason, what powerful life poetry by Khalil Gibran. Very very strong and inspiring phrases.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very very powerfully recited.👍👍👍 I'm a beloved fan of this KZbin channel because of this powerful life poetry content.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Beautiful - Rest in reason, move in passion.

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I always thought that I have no passion to speak of. Yet this late in life I discover marvelous passion. The kind that provides joy where I had totally given up all hope. Now I pray that I know what to do and what to say. Te Amo, Te Amo, Te Amo, 🤴💓🎄🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛

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Oh, my heart exalts in joy and will repair the damage done for this wonderful positive mark. I thank bowing before the king of my heart. God bless. Te Amo, Te Amo, Te Amo, 🤴♥️💛😘🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

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Words of the Heart soul and mind Beautiful .❤❤❤

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Herat touching lines and bow before the poet.!

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Incredible poetry and voice and rendition

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...such a beautiful recitation of this deeply touching poem---Thank you.

[@redsol3629]

Maybe one day I'll see those white poplars, I'll rest in their shade and watch the storm approaching from across the sea. I'll feel the wind grow still and see for myself this passion the Prohpet spoke of. Words are beautiful but I am glad they are not enough.

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Beautiful!!

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Beautiful

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Be Like The Flower ,Turn Your faces To The Sun. ~ Khalil Gibran

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I finally remembered that all the times I cried ...while my pillow got soaked i wasn't alone😊it was just me myself and I 😊

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We are the salt to the earth....as we are light to the world.... We need to use our spicy flavor and our bright light to make our world full of flavorful life ALL WITH GOD IN MIND...🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 Matthew 5:13-16

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God moves in passion😍🙏🏻

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Just Wow.....

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Beautiful, tangible optimism. Poetry will let the soul sail to another demension.poet Andrew Beattie author of 'The permeation of tears '

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