Rumi is calling out the fear of letting go. The voices that tell us to hold on to structure and control—the “they” in this poem—aren’t helping. They keep us stuck, afraid to embrace emptiness, which he sees as the space where freedom and creativity thrive. The message here is to...
It’s really about that elusive goal of a life well-lived, which Socrates put in such a pithy and timeless way. He said: “Know Thyself!” Or the slightly longer version, “To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom.” In fact, I love this poem so much that I had it framed. Now...
I thought I’d add 20 more Rumi quotes on life and love. I hope you enjoy them all and don’t forget to share your favourite Rumi quote or poem down below too! 16 Beauty surrounds us, but usually we need to be walking in a garden to know it. Pin 17 Do not feel lonely, the e...
This particular passage from the poem, "The Guest House," gained popularity in an unlikely context:it was featured on a Coldplay album. As Rozina Aliwrotefor The New Yorker in 2017, the "erasure of Islam from Rumi's poetry started long before Coldplay got involved." But as the po...
"When I Die" is a spiritual poem written by the famous Persian spiritual scholar Jalal ad Din Rumi, simply known as Rumi. This article provides an analysis. Here's what you need to know to understand this beautiful poem.
Mystical poem of Rumi : First selection, poem 1 - 200 / Jalal al-Din Rumi The first collection of poems translated into English from the forbidden volume of the Divan of Rumi芒?垄 Presents Rumi's most heretical and free-form poems芒?垄 Includes introductions and commentary that provide both...
As a pupil of Shamsuddin Muhammad of Tabriz, a Sufi, Rumi signed many of his own earlyghazalswith his teacher’s name. The epic poemMathnawi-i Manawi, written late in Rumi’s life and containing interpretations of the basic tenets of Sufism, brought him his greatest fame. Rumi illustrated...
experienced “How could I be such a dope?” moments. To pluck one arbitrary bad moment from one life and set it alongside an arbitrary moment of glory from another really doesn’t make for a fair comparison — nothing to beat oneself up about or, for that matter, nothing to swell one...
Note that there is both the spiritual and the observational natural aspect to this poem. From the spiritual side of things, one can see that the writer wants to be able to express his ecstatic feelings of the universe and life, but has not yet (or so he states) found his muse in whic...
A POET AND A MYSTIC: JALALUDDIN RUMI. Focuses on the life and works of Persian poet Jelaluddin Rumi. Family background of Rumi; Achievements of Rumi in the field of poetry; Theme of the poem 'T... Tell,Carol - 《Social Education》 被引量: 1发表: 2002年 ...