Rumi: Was a superstar of his and his poems were POP music of that time. Admired loved and
cherished in the East ever since and in the West and globally since the 1990s.
Thirteenth Century mystic Rumi’s love poems has
taken the world by storm.
There is always a ‘first ‘ a ‘second ‘ a ‘ third ‘
and yet a ‘ fourth ‘…And so on and so forth…
Even meeting God, he plans in steps and seriation!
These things sometimes are so attractive that we get immersed in their beauty
and take for granted and forget the Provider!
But a blessed soul is aware that all these are only second to The Beloved!
And he expresses this thought!
This soul stands delivered!!!!
Explained by Kamal Jeet
The ‘madness ‘ in the Love of the Beloved surpasses all other madness…
One supposedly, piercing look from the Beloved
is likened to an intensely touching poetry ..that no Lover could ever have
written !Magical is the Love of the Beloved!
Explained by Kamal Jeet
To see what Love can do …it is enough to look around to see what the Love of
God for His creation has done!
If that is what Love can do …why shirk away from Love…or shy away from it
…or even stop the flow of this emotion!
See the magic that you can create!
(6)-You smell…
…like Love.
Explained by Kamal Jeet
It fills the heart, mind, and body with an essence divine !
Spread Love..
It’s the perfume, which when sprinkled, can charge
the environment with positivity!!!
Explained by Kamal Jeet
to be
compassionate …to nurture positive emotions …to pour out generosity…to
shower kindness …..
Rumi calls
the heart a flower…Which is to open layer after layer…Blossoming and
spreading its fragrance around…
A question to ask ourselves…Am I allowing the
heart to carry out the functions that God intended it to???
Food for thought!
But there is no need to worry…Because the spark of the Beloved is
inexhaustible…it never has an end!
As the Guru Granth Sahib describes it as
‘ANAHAD’ .that which has no end!
cherished in the East ever since and in the West and globally since the 1990s.
Thirteenth Century mystic Rumi’s love poems has
taken the world by storm.
Rumi -The great sufi Poet of mystic Love, of the 13th century
has composed his mystic poems and prose works in Persian. Rumi was the most famous
personality in the region and his fame and unique mystic poetic style full of
Romance had already spread 3,000 miles away to India during his lifetime.
has composed his mystic poems and prose works in Persian. Rumi was the most famous
personality in the region and his fame and unique mystic poetic style full of
Romance had already spread 3,000 miles away to India during his lifetime.
Translation is
an art but to explain the poem in simple words, expressing what the poet wants
to convey is a science.It is difficult to follow in depth the message and
spirit of Rumi’s poems, based only on translations.Kamal Jeet Grewal has filled
this gap by explaining the real spirit of Rumi’s poem by her explanations.
an art but to explain the poem in simple words, expressing what the poet wants
to convey is a science.It is difficult to follow in depth the message and
spirit of Rumi’s poems, based only on translations.Kamal Jeet Grewal has filled
this gap by explaining the real spirit of Rumi’s poem by her explanations.
Here in this Blog: “ 10-Mystic Love quotes of Rumi Explained
by By Kamaljeet Grewal”, I have selected Rumi’s ten couples –explained by
Kamaljeet Grewal .Though she is not a Sufi scholar, she has
elaborated Rumi’s poems in graceful words that hit the hearts of its readers.
by By Kamaljeet Grewal”, I have selected Rumi’s ten couples –explained by
Kamaljeet Grewal .Though she is not a Sufi scholar, she has
elaborated Rumi’s poems in graceful words that hit the hearts of its readers.
It’s impossible today to imagine how popular poetry of
Love with a mix of mystic was at the time of Rumi. It was the pop music of its
time. Rumi is sometimes called the Master of Mystic Love because the Sufi path
strives for ecstatic ego and annihilation in the fires of Divine Love.
Love with a mix of mystic was at the time of Rumi. It was the pop music of its
time. Rumi is sometimes called the Master of Mystic Love because the Sufi path
strives for ecstatic ego and annihilation in the fires of Divine Love.
His
Sufi poems and works have the real essence of union with Beloved God, ”
the primal – The God”, the concept of tauhid (Indivisible Oneness of God).
In
his poems he added mystical references, direct emotional expressions, issues
involving maturity and growth of the soul and even anecdotes about daily
life.There are four major themes that run in his Sufi words: Heartache,
Drunkenness, Disagreeable Lover and Aloneness.
his poems he added mystical references, direct emotional expressions, issues
involving maturity and growth of the soul and even anecdotes about daily
life.There are four major themes that run in his Sufi words: Heartache,
Drunkenness, Disagreeable Lover and Aloneness.
(1)-I thought, “First I’ll know you, then I’ll
die.”
die.”
He replied, “Whoever knows me never dies.”
Explained by Kamal Jeet
Man
works in a structured way with planning and organising each piece of work.
There is always a ‘first ‘ a ‘second ‘ a ‘ third ‘
and yet a ‘ fourth ‘…And so on and so forth…
Even meeting God, he plans in steps and seriation!
But
God’s reply supersedes all His plans!
God’s reply supersedes all His plans!
One
who knows God…never dies…the soul lives on …meeting God everyday ….in
all his moments..as the man who has been successful in knowing God ..Sees Him
in all His creations around him …
who knows God…never dies…the soul lives on …meeting God everyday ….in
all his moments..as the man who has been successful in knowing God ..Sees Him
in all His creations around him …
he
no more remains a seeker …he feels God in every atom around him ..
no more remains a seeker …he feels God in every atom around him ..
(2)-Love is when God says to you,
“I’ve created everything for you. “
And you say,
“I have left everything for you.”
Explained by Kamal
Jeet
Jeet
God has showered us with
blessings …that we can never count and thank Him for.
These things sometimes are so attractive that we get immersed in their beauty
and take for granted and forget the Provider!
But a blessed soul is aware that all these are only second to The Beloved!
And he expresses this thought!
This soul stands delivered!!!!
Wish you dear friends…a
pleasant evening..
(3)-Your Love has filled me with the madness
pleasant evening..
(3)-Your Love has filled me with the madness
no one could ever know.
Your gaze has enchanted my heart with a poem
no one could ever write.
Explained by Kamal Jeet
The
crescendo and ecstacy in Love reaches the peak …and the outburst of the heart
in Love expresses his uncontrollable feelings…
crescendo and ecstacy in Love reaches the peak …and the outburst of the heart
in Love expresses his uncontrollable feelings…
The ‘madness ‘ in the Love of the Beloved surpasses all other madness…
One supposedly, piercing look from the Beloved
is likened to an intensely touching poetry ..that no Lover could ever have
written !Magical is the Love of the Beloved!
Love
is the most powerful emotion that captivates not only senses but heart and soul.
Poetry is the spontaneous flow of emotions that love generates from eyes,
captures the whole self and ultimately transformed into poetry.All the melodies
, spiritual verses, are full of love .
is the most powerful emotion that captivates not only senses but heart and soul.
Poetry is the spontaneous flow of emotions that love generates from eyes,
captures the whole self and ultimately transformed into poetry.All the melodies
, spiritual verses, are full of love .
If
one doesn’t get mad in love that’s is not love and if one writes poetry without
love that can’t touch the heart and soul.
(4)-Nothing can
nourish the soul
but light.
Explained by Kamal Jeet
The Divine Light is the origin from where we
have emerged…and that only nourishes the soul…. Nothing can substitute it.
have emerged…and that only nourishes the soul…. Nothing can substitute it.
The Divine Light is the origin from where we
have emerged…and that only nourishes the soul…. Nothing can substitute it!
have emerged…and that only nourishes the soul…. Nothing can substitute it!
(5)-Do not ask what
Love can make or do…
Look at the colours
of the earth.
Love can make or do…
Look at the colours
of the earth.
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The marvels of Love are
indescribable..Unthinkable…Unimaginable..
What Love can do is unquestionable!
indescribable..Unthinkable…Unimaginable..
What Love can do is unquestionable!
To see what Love can do …it is enough to look around to see what the Love of
God for His creation has done!
If that is what Love can do …why shirk away from Love…or shy away from it
…or even stop the flow of this emotion!
It
is this Love of God for us…that turns buds to fragrant blossoms …that
sprinkles the dew on each blade of grass …that brings the string of raindrops
racing down …that brightens the sky with the rainbow …that sprinkles the
twinkling stars in the night sky …
is this Love of God for us…that turns buds to fragrant blossoms …that
sprinkles the dew on each blade of grass …that brings the string of raindrops
racing down …that brightens the sky with the rainbow …that sprinkles the
twinkling stars in the night sky …
Spread your Love for God and mankind !
See the magic that you can create!
(6)-You smell…
…like Love.
Explained by Kamal Jeet
Love
has an intoxicating fragrance!
It fills the heart, mind, and body with an essence divine !
Spread Love..
It’s the perfume, which when sprinkled, can charge
the environment with positivity!!!
(7)-I can sense Your
presence in my heart
although You belong
to the whole world.
Explained by Kamal Jeet
The
Beloved is Omnipresent…
In our conversation to Him…one feels that He is only listening to
him…little realising that each one feels similar as The Beloved listens to
each one of us…
Beloved is Omnipresent…
In our conversation to Him…one feels that He is only listening to
him…little realising that each one feels similar as The Beloved listens to
each one of us…
Similarly
Lord Krishna gave the same feeling to each of His seekers.
Lord Krishna gave the same feeling to each of His seekers.
It
is said that each ‘gopi’ felt that Lord Krishna was solely dancing with her…in
the Raas Lila..
is said that each ‘gopi’ felt that Lord Krishna was solely dancing with her…in
the Raas Lila..
He
belonged to the whole world…That was His Magnanimity…
belonged to the whole world…That was His Magnanimity…
Thousands
flock to the temples, mosques, gurdwaras and churches…and in prayer each
seeker feels His presence within…
flock to the temples, mosques, gurdwaras and churches…and in prayer each
seeker feels His presence within…
The
Beloved belongs to everyone as much as each one belongs to Him…
(8)-What is the
heart?
…A flower opening..
Explained
by Kamal Jeet
by Kamal Jeet
Man is sent
to the earth with a pure and fresh heart…the function being to Love..
to the earth with a pure and fresh heart…the function being to Love..
to be
compassionate …to nurture positive emotions …to pour out generosity…to
shower kindness …..
Rumi calls
the heart a flower…Which is to open layer after layer…Blossoming and
spreading its fragrance around…
A question to ask ourselves…Am I allowing the
heart to carry out the functions that God intended it to???
Food for thought!
(9) She breathes into my ear…
until my soul takes on her fragrance.
She is the soul of my soul.
Explained by Kamal Jeet
Another
one of deep lines of Rumi…
one of deep lines of Rumi…
He takes a peep deeper than a
normal one ..
normal one ..
He calls on the soul of the soul…
The
soul of the soul whispers Love into its ears..and fill the soul with a divine
fragrance ..
soul of the soul whispers Love into its ears..and fill the soul with a divine
fragrance ..
Meaning
that the Soul is a living spirit …and like a human lives and breathes because
of the soul present in him .Similarly the soul’s soul keeps it alive ..
that the Soul is a living spirit …and like a human lives and breathes because
of the soul present in him .Similarly the soul’s soul keeps it alive ..
In these
lines Rumi treats the soul as a complete entity within itself..
lines Rumi treats the soul as a complete entity within itself..
(10)–Do not worry if all the
candles
in the world flicker and die..
..We have the spark
that starts the fire.
candles
in the world flicker and die..
..We have the spark
that starts the fire.
Explained by Kamal Jeet
Rumi expresses
hopefulness even in the most hopeless situation.
As worldly possessions have an expiry date …they may get exhausted and become
extinct!
hopefulness even in the most hopeless situation.
As worldly possessions have an expiry date …they may get exhausted and become
extinct!
But there is no need to worry…Because the spark of the Beloved is
inexhaustible…it never has an end!
As the Guru Granth Sahib describes it as
‘ANAHAD’ .that which has no end!
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