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 →
Rebirth..
I died as a mineral and became a plant; I died as a plant and rose to animal; I died as animal and I was a man. Why should I fear? When was I less by dying? Yet once more I shall die as man to soar With angels blest. But even from an angel... 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 →
Tear off the Mask, your Face is Glorious
Tear off the mask, your face is glorious” Unscathed beams of sunshine ripple along your pious cheeks, There lie a canopy of precious words, decorating your soul with white beauty, where rivers of unruffled jasmine travel. The scent is you, like a home of lavender candles burning your mind, your beautiful mind. Fabrication of art... Continue Reading →
Oh! Beautiful Soul
Oh! Beautiful Soul You worry too much You fear too easily Upon the scars of misfortunes You have seen your own strength You have seen your own beauty You have seen your golden wings Fly to heavens mystical glory Then why do you worry? Why do you fret and fume? Oh! Beautiful Soul Why are... Continue Reading →
Love is the sheer abundance of good fortunes. Love is the total openness of the heart. Love is the mirror of divine beauty. Love is the eternal divine blessings. Love is the righteous divine guidance. Love is the religion. Love is the holy book. Love is the path and direction. Love is the master. Love... Continue Reading →
Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī
Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (Persian: جلالالدین محمد رومی), also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī (جلالالدین محمد بلخى), Mevlânâ/Mawlānā (مولانا, "our master"), Mevlevî/Mawlawī (مولوی, "my master"), and more popularly simply as Rumi (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), was a 13th-century Persian[1][7] Sunni[8] Muslim poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic.[9] Rumi's influence transcends... Continue Reading →
Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī 