Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rumi was a 13th century Muslim poet, jurist, theologian and Sufi Mystic. After his death his followers founded the Sufi order of the Whirling Dervishes.
I discovered his poetry quite late really, during the film "The Kite Runner" in which some of his verses were quoted. I say late but is it 'late' to discover something that is already there? I was transported through time and marvelled at how his wise and beautiful words and phrases transcends time and space. For him God is the ground as well as the goal in life. To have once been cut off from the divine root, love propels us forward through our spiritual journey to evolve and be reunited with the divine.
Enjoy one of his poems here, set to music and beautiful pictures
I bought a book of his poems called "Swallowing the Sun" which I have brought out to Namibia to meditate on. Will you join me across time and miles? Say I am You.
Enjoy one of his poems here, set to music and beautiful pictures
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