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Ruminations of Mysticism in Rabindranath Tagore & Rumi Harini Jayaraman and M. G. Priya ABSTRACT That moves and That moves not;  That is far and the same is near; That is within all this and That also is outside all this. --- 5, Isha Upanishad If �Duality� is the nature of the entire universe,  why do mystics aim at achieving non-duality through duality? Why do they introduce  the concept of attaining the Supreme union through constant practice of closeness to God? To answer these questions, we may have to turn to mystics who have recorded their lofty thoughts and  pearls of wisdom in the literary pieces that have come down to us through generations. Read Entire Paper Below: Ruminations of Mysticism In Rabindranath Tagore And Rumi                 | PDF | ENGLISH | 8 PAGES |

Rumi in the Land of Khusrau [India] Category:   Documentary Running time : 26:55 Directed by: Muzaffar Ali Courtesy of: Indiandiplomacy "Rumi, the mystic poet, was born in 1207 in Balkh, Afghanistan, which was then a part of the Persian Empire. Amir Khusrau was born in 1253 in Patiali, grew up on the banks of the river Ganges and composed poems of a mystic nature. 'Rumi in the land of Khusaru' is based on Tajjali, a Sufi concert where Persian and Indian dancers, musicians and singers perform in tandem with each other. The Indian musicians from regions of Kashmir, Awadh and Delhi render poems and compositions of Khusrau, and the Iranians sing the poems of Rumi. The film inter-cuts the concert with details from the life of Khusrau, and similarities between his poetry and Rumi's. The film also extensively uses the poetry of both the mystics."

"India has always been a land of great saints and free thinkers, which has been assimilating in its fold various cultures and thoughts from time to time. It is the land of ancient wisdom, where Sufism in its true spirit has flourished from time immemorial.  However, in the current context of Sufism, it could be worthwhile to mention that Islam entered into India through the Sea route, through the land route from Persia into Sind and through the Khyber Pass.  It is believed that the Sufis must have also used these routes, which were used by the Arab traders and military commanders. The first great Sufi saint to visit India (undivided) was Ali el-Hujwiri popularly known in India as Data Ganj Bakhsh. He was a disciple of Muhammad al-Hasan al Khuttali who was connected with Junayad of Baghdad.  He came to be known as Data Ganj Bakhsh after being addressed so at his tomb by Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti, the great Sufi saint of the Chishti order. Ali el-Hujwiri is considered to...

"POETRY ENJOYS PRIDE OF PLACE among literary and artistic forms throughout the Islamic world. While this is no doubt due in part to its aesthetics, the mnemonic quality of poetry makes it easy to remember for people who cannot read and write�a significant proportion of the world's Muslim population today as in the past. It is simultaneously valued for the same characteristics by literate people, for, as something that you can carry in your memory, it is a cheap and portable form of art. One of the most satisfying marriages in world literature is the one between Islamic mystical (Sufi) experiences and teachings and poetry, which is capable of conveying these ideas in a manner that is as seductive as it is instructive. The mystical poetry written in Persian by famous figures such as Rumi (d. 1273), Sa'di (d. 1292), and Hafiz (d. 1389) is very well known both in the Persian original and in its celebrated and widely circulated translations. But mystical poetry is composed and...

"Hindus praise me in the terms of India And the Sindhis praise in terms from Sindh Not for magnificats do I make them pure They themselves become pure and precious We do not look to language or to words We look inside to find intent and rapture." Rumi - Masnavi 2: 1757-59 - translated by Prof. Franklin Lewis. In his informative article, 'Persian Language and Literature in India', Professor A.R.Momin explains the historical origins of the word Hindu: "It is interesting to note that the word Hindu is of Persian origin. The Persepolis and Naqsh-e-Rustam inscriptions of Emperor Darius (d. 486 B.C.) refer to the frontier regions of the Indus as Hindush. The term was later used in Arabic geographical and historical sources." Although Rumi's magnum opus, Masnavi was brought to Hindustan in 1276-- three years after his death by one of his disciples, Ahmad Rumi, the Persian language already had deep roots in India as it was first introduced to Hindustan by the Pe...