Drink from the Cup of Longing, Taste the Beloved
Drink from the Cup of Longing, Taste the Beloved Most people fear longing. They see it as lack, restlessness, or emotional weakness. Sultan Bahu saw it differently. He called longing a cup —offered by the Divine Himself. To drink from it is not indulgence. It is initiation. Bahu’s mysticism does not promise immediate union. Instead, it offers taste —a fleeting, unforgettable hint of the Beloved that forever alters the soul. And that taste, he said, comes only to those who dare to drink their longing fully, without dilution. Longing as Sacred Intoxication In Bahu’s world, longing is not thirst—it is wine . It intoxicates the seeker, loosens rigid identities, and softens the boundaries of the self. Unlike worldly intoxication, which numbs awareness, this sacred wine heightens it. You feel more. You perceive more. You become unbearably sensitive to truth. That sensitivity is the sign that the Beloved is near. To “drink from the cup of longing” means to stop protecting yo...
