Category Archives: sufism

Rose Symbolism

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

I cannot do justice to the long history of rose symbolism in world cultures. I will pick and choose and mention few that held my attention. For me rose is the symbol of the soul. The seat of the soul … Continue reading →

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Sheb-i Arus

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

On this night of Sheb-i Arus (Dec 17, Rumi’s night of reunion), I remembered Baba’s eternal words “And there cannot be any peace, any happiness or any beatitude till the aspirant comes in tactual contact [touch] with the Supreme Self.”   … Continue reading →

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Baba’s Istanbul Discourses (1): Mysticism and Yoga

Posted on October 6, 2012 by

Shrii Shrii Anandamurti visited Istanbul in 1979. I was a third year student in Boğaziçi University at that time and I did not know about him. He gave 3 lectures in English on September 14 and 15 in 1979.  I … Continue reading →

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Sufism

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

Haji Bektash Veli Yunus Emre Rumi Rumi’s Night of Reunion

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Essays by Suresh Emre

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

A new synthesis of Spiritual Philosophy is presented in Definitions and Summary of Soul Monism I volunteer for the Renaissance Universal (RU) movement. A Vision for a Universal Renaissance. The complete list of my articles is given in http://sureshemre.wordpress.com/index/  

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Rumi’s Night of Reunion

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi died on Dec 17, 1273. This date is known as Sheb-i Arus (Wedding Night). Every year the 17th of December is celebrated as the night of Rumi’s reunion with his Beloved. This poem of Rumi explains more … Continue reading →

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Rumi

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

Jalal-e-din Rumi (Mevlana) (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273) is one of the world’s most beloved mystical poets. He was a well known and respected Quran scholar living in Konya before he met the traveling Sufi dervish Shams of Tebriz. … Continue reading →

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Yunus Emre

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

Yunus Emre (1240?–1321?) was a Turkish Sufi poet. His influence as a poet and as a Sufi teacher in Turkish speaking lands from Eastern Europe to Central Asia is immense. He expressed the highest spiritual truth of Divine Love, the states … Continue reading →

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“What Is This World?” Lecture of Shrii Shrii Anandamurti

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (May 21, 1921 – October 21, 1990), also known by his spiritual name Shrii Shrii Anandamurti was one of the highest expressions of universal teacher in human history. He was the founder of Ananda Marga. He re-formulated … Continue reading →

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Inner Silence

Posted on March 6, 2011 by

“God, The Father, or Brahman is primarily The Supreme Silence. The soul in its depth is Silence. The peace of the mind is Silence. Atman (The Supreme Self) is Silence. Silence belongs to God, the one perpetually mysterious, essential language. … Continue reading →

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Unity of Being (Absolute Monism)

Posted on November 26, 2010 by

Introduction Unity of Being and Absolute Monism refer to the same concept. There is only ONE Absolute Being in existence. Cosmos including all the physical universes and the infinite number of souls are transformations or internal reflections of this Absolute Being … Continue reading →

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Haji Bektash Veli

Posted on August 31, 2010 by

Haji Bektash Veli was a great Sufi teacher, humanist and philosopher who lived in Anatolia in the 13′th century. He is the eponym of the Bektashi Sufi order and is considered as one of the principal teachers of Alevism. He … Continue reading →

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