We all heard the famous saying, do not sweat the small stuff. It is as true in the thirteenth century as it is today. If we concentrate on small things, the crucial things in our life get ignored. A daughter asked her mom, “what is your secret that you and dad have been happily married…
What is the meaning of a purposeful life?
We are not in pursuit of happiness; we are searching for a reason to be happy. That reason gives meaning to life, and that meaning is our purpose in life. Rumi believes that we are inherently unhappy because of our separation from the Source. The purpose of our life is to unite with universal intelligence…
What is love to Rumi?
What is Love to Rumi? Ishq or Love is the essence of Rumi poetry, and we cannot understand Rumi poetry without understanding what Love is to Rumi. Love is the unity with the beloved. Love is the foundation of Rumi’s beliefs and work. To Rumi, Love is the only pathway to connect to God, and…
What is Emotion and Thought to Rumi?
In Rumi, Poetry thoughts are low and high-frequency energy current that creates emotion. Positive thought like love, kindness, and compassion creates high-frequency energy current. Negative thought like anger, jealousy or resentment creates low-frequency energy current. We can reach and connect with our true self or higher self only with higher energy frequency and attain that…
What is Heart to Rumi?
Rumi talks about the heart as the center of our soul. This nonphysical heart(Electromagnetic field of the heart) is where our feeling of love and ego exists. The heart is the spiritual axis through which the reunion with the beloved can be attained. The heart is the center where the journey starts to reunite with…
What is the meaning of self to Rumi?
In Mathnawi, Rumi depicts the individual notion of self and the Self of God by telling the story of a lover who knocks on the door of his beloved. When asked “who it is?” The lover responds, “It is I”. The beloved did not open the door. Rumi explains that. You cannot know your (self)…
Is our brain wired for empathy, compassion, and kindness?
To Saadi, a thirteenth-century Persian poet and philosopher, the answer is a definite yes as it is reflected in his poem placed at the Entrance of the United Nations Building in NYC. Human beings are members of a whole, In the creation of one essence and soul. If one member is…
What is Happiness to Rumi?
Rumi said that there is an inherent sadness in the spirit of everyone. This sadness is caused by our separation from the source. We are deeply unhappy about being separated from the source. We cannot reach true happiness if we cannot connect with the source ( whole, Universal intelligence). One of the core philosophies of…
“If your heart is your guide, you will find your way home.” Rumi
Did Rumi know about the heart electromagnetic field seven hundred years ago? The heart is the spiritual axis through which the reunion with the beloved can be attained. The heart is the center where the journey starts to reunite with the beloved. To make that journey toward the beloved, the heart must be full of…
Who Am I
To Rumi, the purpose of life is the desire to join the source (whole) through the pathway of love (Mazehab Ishq). His prime message is the God within, and the self(I) is a part of the whole(source) with all its elements. I have lost myself in God, and now God is mine.Don’t look for Him…