In the Eternal Presence you are both Witness and Witnessed How you laugh now at all the language of “searching”! You have lifted up your head between Obliteration and Annihilation How you laugh at all the proud games of power! – Jalal-ud-Din Rumi
Who am I, my friend?
How does a part of the world leave the world? How can wetness leave water? Don't try to put out a fire by throwing on more fire! Don't wash a wound with blood! No matter how fast you run, your shadow more than keeps up. Sometimes, it's in front! Only full, overhead sun diminishes your... Continue Reading →
The Influence Of Shams Al-Dīn on Jalāl ad-Dīn Rūmī.
The decisive moment in Rūmī’s life occurred on November 30, 1244, when in the streets of Konya he met the wandering dervish—holy man—Shams al-Dīn (Sun of Religion) of Tabrīz, whom he may have first encountered in Syria. Shams al-Dīn cannot be connected with any of the traditional mystical fraternities; his overwhelming personality, however, revealed to Jalāl al-Dīn the... Continue Reading →
Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī 