Tag 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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Deep interest but no strong urge to visit

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

I visited Rumi’s shrine in Konya in 2010. It was my first visit and I was 50 years old. I grew up in Turkey and I have always been interested in Sufism but I was never able to bring myself … 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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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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My Favorite Books

Posted on December 24, 2010 by

I excluded fiction from this list. I also excluded many scientific and technical books which are truly my favorites but they would not be appropriate here. Another excluded category is the esoteric books. The following are the books that I … 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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Inspiring Metaphors: Line and Point

Posted on November 21, 2010 by

A conversation with Peter Francis Dziuban* inspired this metaphor. There is a duality between the “point” and the “line” which is apparently different but a line looks like a point when viewed from a different angle (head-on). Therefore the “point” … 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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