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A life without love is no life at all don't even count that as living a life. Love is the water of life. Pour yourself a large drink of love and drink it up with all your heart and soul! A soul without love is like a fish out of water. A loveless soul is miserable and already dead even if being a high-ranking politician! Rumi ??? ?? ?? ??? ??? ??? ????? ???? ?? ???? ??? ??? ?? ?? ? ???? ???? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????? ???? ?? ?? ??? ???? ? ?????? ??? ?? ?? ??? ?? ????  ?????? ???? ????? ???? ????

The upward way to heaven is a journey inward. Keep on shaking your tail feathers of love. Your love-feathers have already grown stronger Who says you still need a ladder! Rumi ?? ????? ?????? ????? ?? ?????? ????? ??? ??? ?? ?? ??? ?? ? ?????  ?????? ???? ????? ???? ????

Count all your losses incurred in the Valley of Love As true blessings and hard-earned gains in your life. Let go of this superficial love Divine Love is your final destination. Rumi ??? ?? ???????? ??? ?? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ????? ?? ??? ?? ??? ???? ?????  ?????? ???? ????? ???? ????

Think of death as a negligible accident for a true believer The carriage of death always hides deep into the darkness. Symbolize death like the flower of death or lily flower. Seek your rebirth on the other side of reality. Like a thirsty seeker, refuse to quench your spiritual thirst in this materialistic world. Go and annihilate your own Self. A thirsty seeker dies seeking the water of death Thus water effectively becomes the source of death. But why would the thirsty still prefer drinking water of death? Wa Allah Hu Alam Bis Sawab/ Only God Knows Best. Rumi ??? ??? ??? ????? ?????  ??? ?????? ???? ?? ?????? ???? ?????? ??? ??? ??? ??  ???? ?????? ???? ? ?????? ??? ?? ???? ? ?? ????? ??  ?????? ????? ???? ??????? ???? ?????? ???? ????? ???? ????

I repeatedly fought pitch battles with my death until I finally grasped the very essence of dying. I began to let go of holding tight to this transitory physical life, and got myself firmly seated on the saddle of eternal life with my Lord Almighty. Rumi  ?????? ???? ????? ???? ???? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??? ???? ?????? ?? ? ??? ??? ?? ??? ??? ??? ???? ??? ???? ?? ???? ?? ?? ?? ??? ??? ???? ???

Any soul who doesn't openly preach love might as well be already dead. That kind of lovelessness or that way of existence is a total disgrace to human race. Stay forever in love! Everyone and everything is already drunk by love. Friend has no other task but to constantly dealing with our never ending love litigation! If they ask you what love is, tell them: Losing control, letting go of self completely. Any lover who hasn't lost control of self yet, will never be fully in control of life. Love is the Emperor, the two worlds constantly throwing themselves at His feet. Yet the Emperor often pays no attention to His life-throwing devout servants. Only love and lover endure forever. Don't pour your heart into anything but love. There is absolutely no substitute for love. How long will you keep taking the side of a spiritually-dead soul? Always stay on the side of Soul of Love. God Never Takes Sides. Rumi. ???? ?????? ???? ????? ???? ???? ?? ??? ?? ?? ??? ????? ???? ???? ??????

We're all vastly different and scattered all over yet we all come from the same One Essence. We're all so inherently sinful and imperfect God is the Only Perfect One. Let's all remove our stone-throwing slings from atop of our hatred-filled war towers so there will be no more animosities among us. Let's all become a rare white pearl shining bright like the warm summer sun. Let's all coexist without any conflict flowing freely like the pure solid water. Rumi. ???? ?????? ???? ????? ???? ???? ????? ????? ? ?? ???? ??? ?? ??? ?? ?? ???? ?? ????? ????? ????? ???? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ??? ?? ???? ??? ??? ?? ??? ????? ????? ????? ?? ??? ????? ? ???? ???? ??

This is one of my all time favorite poems of Rumi...it's Maulana's profound yet truly hilarious and intimate chit-chat with his heart..I don't know, maybe I'm just reading it all wrong, but I find this poem to be really funny and hilarious every time I read it in Persian. This poem is also by far one of Rumi's most known and recited one among Farsi-speakers. Servant Of The Moon. A poem by Rumi (Ghazal # 2219 from Divan Kabir) Translation by Solo� ??? ????? 2219 ???? ?????? -?? ???? ???? ??? ??? ??? ???- I'm a servant of the moon, except for moon, don't say anything. In front of me, except for honey and sugar, don't say anything. None of the talk about pain and suffering, nothing but straight talk. If you don't know what straight talk means, never mind, just don't say anything! Last night I just went insane, Love saw me acting all crazy and scolded me: "I AM RIGHT HERE! Stop yelling and ripping your cloths off, just don't say anything!&q

Contrary to popular beliefs, Rumi was not your typical Muslim, but a devout infidel of Religion of Love! Here is what Rumi himself has to say about his deep religious convictions and faith: The sign of my faith can only be traced beyond Islam and Infidels. I run away from Muslims' Sufi Orders and know anything about Infidels' zenar belt.* *Throughout Islamic history, non-Muslims living in Islamdom or Islamic societies were forced to wear a green belt (zenar belt), a distinctive shawl or girdle, or a yellow badge (similar to Christians' Jewish badge) to be segregated and distinguished from Muslims.  ?? ??? ? ? ????? ???? ??? ?????  ?? ???? ??????? ? ????  ????? Religion of Love is different from all other religions. For true lovers of love, God is their only religion. ???? ???? ????? ?? ????? ?????? ?? ???? ? ??? ????? Love is my religion and I'm alive only because of love. Living as a typical believer is a total disgrace for my body and soul. ??? ?? ?? ??? ???? ???? ??

Non-existence is the divine labor of Self-existing Absolute [God]. What comes out of divine factory of existence if not non-existence? ??? ???? ?????? ??????? ?????? ??? ?? ?? ???? ???? ? ???? ?????? ???? ????? ????-???? In the above verses, Rumi has cleverly incorporated the very well known concept of Transcendental Logic which was already embedded within the holy teachings of Zoroastrianism/Hinduism/Buddhism /Judaism and Christianity, long before Islam heavily borrowed it by copying the 6000 years old 'Transcendental Logic' within the 7th century teachings of the Quran. Contrary to majority of Muslim scholars' claim as to Quranic teachings being 'Unique', bringing along brand new concepts or perfecting the 'Corrupted' teachings of ALL previous Religions, mainly the two Abrahamic Faiths, Judaism and Christianity's Teachings in the Biblical Old Testament (Holy Torah) and the New Testament (Christian Holy Bible); and despite some non-Muslim apologists a

Everywhere we look in this war-plagued world, there's a conflict going on in every corner of it. From a tiny atom fighting another atom, to Muslims and non-Muslims at each other's throats, there is war and conflict everywhere. God has repeatedly mentioned throughout His Teachings that ALL true believers are brothers and sisters. O you co-owners of this shared common house of ours, Let's all unite and strive for everlasting peace among ourselves. War is the evil work of war-mongering demons. Peace is the noble deed of peace-loving angels. Always choose peace over war, so your soul can be purified peacefully. Rumi. ????? ?????? ?????? ?????? ???? ????? ???? "????" ???????,?????, ????? ? ????? ??? ????? ? ????? ??? ???? ??? ??? ??? ?? ????? ??? ????? ?? ??? ?? ?? ??? ?????? ?? ????? ????? ?? ???? ??? ???  ?? ????? ??? ??? ???? ?? ?? ?? ?????  ??? ???? ??? ??? ? ??? ?????? ???????  ??? ?? ???? ??????? ?? ???????? ??? ???

O brother, you are what you think, The rest are just your flesh and bones. If you think you're a fresh flower, You'll be placed in a flower garden. But if you think you're a dry thorn, You'll end up inside a wood-fired oven. If you think you're cologne and perfume, Everyone will be spraying you all over their bodies. But if you think you're smelly urine, They will simply flush you down the sewer. Rumi. ?? ????? ?? ???? ?????? ?? ????? ?? ??????? ? ???? ?? ?? ????? ?????? ??  ????? ?? ??? ???? ?? ???? ????? ?? ????? ?? ?? ????? ???? ?? ?? ??? ???? ????? ?????? ?????? ???? ????? ???? ????

Every single day I ponder over these questions and night after night I ask myself: Why am I so ignorant of what's really going on inside my heart? What am I doing here? Where have I come from? What's my reason for being here? Where do I go from here? Everything seems so strange around me these days and I keep asking myself: Why God had to create me in the first place? For what purpose? Why did He bring me here into this world? Why doesn't He let me get settled down somewhere in here? I know for sure that my soul will ultimately ascend to His upper Heavens, But I'd rather just let go of everything right now and fly up high into the sky. I'm a bird from the Garden of Paradise, I'm not from this dusty earth. My body's trapped in this worldly cage for just two or three days. The happiest day of my life is the day when I finally fly away towards my Friend (God), flapping my wings faster than ever to quickly reach my Friend's Upper Realms. Who is hiding insi

Do you know why your mirror is not shining back at you? It's 'cause the face of your mirror is still covered with dust. Go and wipe the dust off the face of your inner mirror, so you can clearly see the bright light shining through. Each and every one of us is capable of deciphering the  invisible mysteries of God, it all depends on how cleanly the mirror of our hearts is polished. Any believer who's constantly polishing the heart has a much greater chance and possibility the hidden Face appearing on the mirror of his/her perception. If you're arguing that purity and cleanliness of a heart is by the Grace of God, then I'd argue that the successful realization of the constant need for polishing your heart is also a Gift from God. God is the ONLY ONE who bestows infinite courage upon us all in our cleaning efforts. No one can ever act as The KING does, NO ONE! No ifs or buts, period! Rumi. ????? ?????? ?? ????? ????? ?????? ???? ????? ???? "????" ????? ? ??

The passionate and truly love-intoxicated 13th century Persian Sufi poet, Shaykh Fariduddin Attar- ??? ????????? ???? ???????? is the author of universally admired and best-known classical Sufi masterpiece, The Conference of the Birds or Logic of the Birds --???? ????? - a highly elaborate allegory of 30-Sufi dervish seekers [Pilgrim birds] led by a Sufi master [Guiding bird ] embarking on a long pilgrimage or a long spiritual journey through 'Seven Valleys of Love' in spiritual quest of ultimate Sufi enlightenment, annihilation of self and eternal union with God who's depicted as the Persian mythical bird, Simorgh or the immortal Phoenix Bird. The annihilation of Self or FANA-??? and eternal abiding in God or BAQA-??? are not only the two main tenets of Sufism, but also the last spiritual 'Station' or 'Stage' for a Sufi-dervish seeker journeying on the path of Sufi enlightenment. Hence, Attar's Logic of Birds is unanimously considered as one of the gr

Falak deta hai jin ko aish, unko ghum bhi hote hain, Jahan bajte hain naqqare, wahan maatam bhi hote hain, Whom are given pleasure from heaven, they suffer from sorrow as well, Where the the melody of the drum is heard, there moaning occurs as well,

This Sufi Qawwali song is from the amazing Bollywood movie, Jodha Akbar (a true love story between the great 16th century Mughal Emperor of India, Akbar and an Indian P rinces named, Jodha...the song is composed by the hugely talented Indian singer-song writer, A.R. Rahman who, if I remember correctly, won two Oscar Awards,  Original Score and Best Original Song,  for  Slumdog Millionaire in 2009...Sit Back &  Enjoy!

Rumi and the Whirling Dervishes The Living Tradition of Mevlana Jelaluddin by Sheikh Abdul Azziz courtesy of:  http://www.sufismjournal.org The dhikr/Zikr or Zekr, the remembrance of God, is the way that we cleanse the heart. Sema Ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey Sema Ceremony of Whirling Dervishes of Rumi Sema Ceremony of Whirling Dervishes of Rumi in Konya, Turky Sema Ceremony of Whirling Dervishes of Rumi -audio is in Turkish...please fast forward to minute-30 for Sema Ceremony if you don't speak Turkish Rumi and the Whirling Dervishes The Living Tradition of Mevlana Jelaluddin by Sheikh Abdul Azziz courtesy of: http://www.sufismjournal.org The dhikr, the remembrance of God, is the way that we cleanse the heart. Our path, the Mevlevi path of the Whirling Dervishes, is the path of Hazreti Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi. Rumi is, apparently, now the most popular poet in the U. S., but sometimes people don�t make the connection between the poetry of Hazreti Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi and the t

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