Rumi was born Jalal ud-Din Mohammad Rumi (1207 –1273), in present-day Afghanistan to Persian-speaking parents. Although he had many different names, his best-known moniker, "Rumi," means "from Rum" (or Rome), a region in the Byzantine Empire at the time.
A Muslim poet, theologian, Islamic scholar, and jurist, Rumi's influence knew no bounds during his lifetime. Today, his legacy lives on throughout the world.
Rumi: Was a superstar of his time, 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.
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.
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.
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.
Rumi's explanation of love
is one of his best-known quotes:-- “This is love: to fly toward a secret sky,
to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally,
to take a step without feet.”
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His thoughts about life are also widely known, including
"Life is a balance of holding on and letting go."
During his career, Rumi wrote
several influential works that are available for reading.
One
of the most popular was "The Masani," considered by some to be the
Persian Quran equivalent. He's also known for The Divan, another of his main
poetry collections. (For Rumi translations, consider reading "The
Essential Rumi," "The Illuminated Rumi," and "The Soul of
Rumi.")
His
writings formed the basis of classical Iranian and Afghan music, and his
philosophy provides an excellent introduction to Sufism, a "mystical
Islamic belief and practice in which Muslims seek to find the truth of divine
love and knowledge through direct personal experience of God."
Use
these quotes to inspire yourself in all aspects of your life, especially in the
pursuit of unconditional love and happiness.
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.
Kamaljeet Grewal has filled this gap by explaining the real
spirit of Rumi’s poem by her explanations.
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Today
I have taken the, Motivation and inspirations by a multi talented Kamaljeet
Grewal, on my blog. She is from Kolkata. Widely travelled such as, Canada,
Australia, Russia, South Africa, most of Europe, Japan and many other countries.
Her
travels have broadened her horizons, added to her wisdom. Today she stands with
an understanding that we all are all citizens of one World, with diverse
backgrounds, history and culture.
This
wisdom has made her an expert interpreter of the works of Rumi, Hafiz, Tagore
and many spiritual texts. Though she is not a Sufi scholar, and
she has elaborated Rumi's poems in graceful words that hit the hearts of its
readers.
She motivates with her thoughts and
explanations of Spiritual Masters of the old Golden Period. She is on hot seat
of a group “OSIS” on face book, where she replies the question asked by member
friends.
Though
she is not a Sufi scholar, and she has elaborated Rumi's poems in graceful
words that hit the hearts of its readers.
1- All that you think is rain
is not...
Behind the veil angels
sometimes weep. (Rumi)
Beautiful
lines of Rumi...
Every
living being...and those on a higher plane, like angels...are yearning to meet
the Beloved.
Angels
are messengers of God and go about delivering miracles as directed by God
...yet they also yearn to reach God...
Rumi
uses symbolism when he likens the rain water to tears of angels...Shed in their
yearning to be with God.....
Every
being. Whether celestial..divine or mortal is yearning for union with God!
2- Wander with drunks
if you want to know
what they have been hiding.
They will open
the purse - mouth
and spend the lavishness. (Rumi)
These
are beautiful inspiring lines of Rumi.
...
By
'drunks' Rumi means those beings who are drunk by the divine name of God
...These blessed beings never make a show of this precious possession.
They
remain intoxicated in this state...feeling one with God.
But
if another seeker wishes to join them ..they welcome him ...and then keep
nothing hidden from a true seeker.
The
new seeker is welcomed and with an open heart shown the beauty of God's name
that they have acquired...thus initiating the new seeker.
3- Because of your Love
I have become the giver of
Light! (Rumi)
His Love,
fills me with a Divine Light, which enlightens and brightens the ambience
around, spreading positivity and touching souls around with Love and Light!
Beautiful
quote by Rumi.
His
Love , fills me with a Divine Light , which enlightens and brightens the
ambience around, spreading positivity and touching souls around with Love and Light
!
4-When all your desires
are distilled
You will cast just two votes...
...To Love more and be happy.
(Rumi)
When
the youth is spent. And one gives up running in the rat race ...when amassing
wealth and hoarding is no more an attraction ...desires are filtered and
distilled....they become crystal clear!
One
wants to unclutter life!
And
one clearly becomes sure of what he wants from life and what he wants to give
it too!
The
answer is..
LOVE
To
give Love in abundance as one has realised that only in giving Love..lies
happiness..
Rumi
puts the essence of life in a nutshell!
5-Fall in Love
in such a way
that it frees you
from any connecting. (Rumi)
Beautiful
lines of Rumi...
Paradoxical??
Well,
not really if we look at the deeper elements of Rumi thoughts.
We
look for Love that binds ...Yet Rumi feels that Love frees one from all connections..
How?
Love
never blooms in possession, in fact it chains the free flow of Love.
Love
blossoms when it is left free ...It is nurtured by trust and faith ....which
again springs up from a freedom of
thoughts ...and one can think like Rumi ....
.......being poured.
Do not mind that ..
you have been given ...
an unwashed cup. (Rumi)
Beautiful
lines of Rumi.....
If
pure wine is being served in the name of the Beloved. ...just enjoy it ...do
not break the continuity of the intoxication by looking at the unwashed glass...
An
unwashed glass also becomes pure when the wine of His name is being served.
By
the 'unwashed cup', Rumi means, leave
behind the mundane jobs of this world and focus on reaching the Beloved .......
7-You were so kind to us last night
that I felt your hand scratching
behind my ears until dawn.
You are a clever pickpocket,
but I have stolen more than you. (Rumi)
In
these beautiful lines of the seeker Rumi ...one sees the seeker robbing his
gain from the Beloved God ..
At
night, the seeker feels one with God's
presence in his prayers.....He feels the presence of God closely ..so much so
that a feeling of being touched by God is felt .
The
following morning, the seeker seems to feel victorious over God as he says,
that God maybe feeling that by going away from His seeker He is robbing him of
His close presence. But the seeker feels that he has gained the pleasure of the
Beloved’s presence, and that is a treasure he
has got ...so instead of God robbing him ..He has robbed God.
8--If someday the moon
calls you by your name. ...
Don’t get surprised,
because every night I tell
her about you. (Rumi)
It
is believed that the spoken words have an aura and wings. ..and can reach the
one being addressed to...
You
have been in my thoughts, despite being far in miles..
In
your physical absence, the moon is my true friend with whom I talk about you
every night ...It listens with endless patience, calmly absorbing my Love for
you ..
My
repetition of your name. ..has set in its memory ...I feel you may hear the
moon calling you by your name on my behalf, some night ....
(Rumi
believed in the presence of God in all its creation.He often spoke to God
through the various forms of Nature, sending his messages of Love)
9--Oh Lord,
What kind of fountain
Is the Fountain Of Love
Of which I tasted a drop
And wept a river.(Rumi)
As
always, Rumi proclaims that the path of
Love is the only one that leads to the abode of God ...
Once this Divine Love is tasted ...a novel chain of events follow.....one experiences tears of joy which are unexplainable...tears roll down from the eyes.
unstoppable and untamed ....this flow is followed by a unique feeling of solace, which may have never be experienced before..
10--When I'm sad. ..
Your Love comes to me,
with a thousand smiles. (Rumi)
The reasons of my sadness can be various ...Yet when I think of your Love..all sorrows and cares seem to melt away..your smiles are therapeutic and gracious which light up your face. The radiance of which dims all my anguish and agony..
All my tribulations seem to get buried in the magical flood of your assuring smiles
The End
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