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The Music, The Notes

Playing the piano, I hold my foot on the pedal and listen to the last note. How long does it fade? When does my hearing surrender to its…

What You Are Looking For Is Within You.

Souls are like fragrances. They settle down for the time…

Kintsugi

Orang menyebutnya kintsugi. Bukan seni menyembunyikan cacat. Justru membuat cacat itu tak lagi memalukan untuk dilihat.

I Didn’t Sign Up For This!!! (Or Did I?)

If we knew the pain — the spiritual inevitability of getting more than you bargained for

Glints in the Dirt

Three short poems I wrote this morning — inspired by Rumi

Helpless King

Book 1 — Story 76

Rumi Quotes That Gave Me Peace When I Felt Lost

Quotes on Love, Courage, and Meaning

What Other, But By Love?

A poem about the incomparability of love

The One Who Loved Disbelief

Book 1 — Story 75

What You Seek Is Seeking You: A New Look at Rumi’s Timeless Wisdom

“What you seek is seeking you.” — Rumi

Rumi, Sufi Wisdom and the Journey Back to the Heart

A space for Rumi, sacred poetry, and the quiet work of the soul

Rumi: The Knowledge Beyond Thinking

The Wisdom of Three Gates: A Lesson from Rumi

“Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?” — Rumi

The Universe Is Closer Than You Think

“The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself.” — Rumi

At My Grandma’s House: A Mother’s Day Awakening

Another motherless year, another motherless Mother’s Day.

The One Who Loves Gold

Book 1 — Story 74

The Deficient Dog

Book 1 — Story 73

The Psychology of Return: Why “Coming Back” Matters

The words often attributed to Rumi – “Come, whoever you are, come… Even if you have broken your repentance a thousand times, come…” – do…

The Worth of the Cap

Book 1 — Story 72

Moses and Pharaoh — The Raging Fire

The eternal struggle that rages within

TO LOVE IS TO LET GO

Wrong.

How to Understand Jalaluddin Rumi

He was NOT Talking About your ex

Tie Two Birds Together

Social Media and the Soul

When February became October

There is so much love to give but none to receive.

Healers and Transmuters: Two Sacred Ways of Meeting Pain

There are two kinds of people who sit with suffering.

The Mathnawī of Rumi

The works of Mawlānā Jalāl al-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī (Rumi) can generally be divided into two broad categories:  works in verse (poetic…

Il Mathnawī di Rumi

Le opere di Mawlānā Jalāl al-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī (Rumi) possono essere suddivise, in linea generale, in due grandi categorie: opere in…

The Nay Nāmeh of Rumi  Origin, Meaning, and Commentary on the First Eighteen Verses of the Mathnawī

Introduction

Il Nay‑nāmeh di Rumi

Origine, significato e commento dei primi diciotto versi del Mathnawī

The Meeting of Rumi and Shams: When Two Seas Become One

There are two accounts of the meeting between Jalāl ad-Dīn Rumi and Shams of Tabriz, but both speak of the same truth: a meeting that…

New Book — Rumi Unchained — The Forbidden Biography: Essential Chapters of Rumi’s Untold Story…

THE POET YOU KNOW. THE MAN YOU DON’T. THE FORBIDDEN BIOGRAPHY OF RUMI.

NEW BOOK — The Essential Rumi Transmission: Rumi’s Hidden Path to Absolute Self-Mastery…

ARE YOU THE ANIMAL, THE SLAVE, THE SEEKER OR THE ARCHITECT? ARE YOU TRULY SPIRITUAL OR MERELY SPIRITUALLY CURIOUS?

Fihi ma Fihi: Antara Diam yang Diinginkan dan Kata yang Ditakdirkan

Kutipan Fihi ma Fihi…

The Dragon and the Dice: When the Man Is the Goal

A reflection on love, risk, and why some traditions treat life as a dragon to be slain while others treat it as a gamble to be entered.

Beyond Submission: Unmasking Spiritual Bypass and Embracing Your Empowered Ego

The Defiant Soul is Waking Up from Awakening

Circles of Faith: A Journey to the Black Stone

A Sufi friend’s Hajj, Rumi’s turning, and universal rituals explore how circles of faith awaken presence beyond mechanics.

Newest Love

I’ve never loved like this before.

Letters to My Son: In the Quiet Where God Speaks

My dear son,

The Banquet

You fill me. Yet,

I’m Jean Valjean

# The Cliffs of Avalon — Chapter 36

Rumi KPop Demon Hunters Leather Jacket- The Iconic Style You Need Today

Meet Rumi, the K-pop star everyone is talking about. Rumi is the fierce KPop Idol from the animated film KPop Demon Hunters. In an…

It Is Almost as If I Have to Be the Change I Wish to See

I don’t know if it is turning forty or (step)parenting for half a decade, but recently, I have had to come face to face with how little I…

From the Blue Mosque to Rumi’s Roots: A Journey Through Balkh’s Spiritual Heart and Timeless Craft

26 May 2024 — Afghanistan Chronicles Chapter 16

Bende Ne Görüyorsan, Yanlış Görüyorsun

Olduğun gibi görünememek ya da göründüğün gibi olamamak.

Nos relacionamentos, nosso papel é afastar o outro

Amar é oferecer espaço e apoio para o crescimento

Rumi whisper of words and wisdom

picture from Pinterest — Zeinab Adam

Review: The Forty rules of Love, by Elif Shafak

A novel celebrates the rules of love within a novel, how can someone tell two stories with very different cultures and centuries?

My Simple way of Paradigm Change

I have simple way of paradigm change.

“Fefirru illallah” fermanı üzerine

(Peygamber şöyle dedi:) “Şu halde Allah’a sığının. Şüphesiz ben sizin için O’nun tarafından apaçık bir uyarıcıyım.” Zâriyât Suresi — 50 …

A Short Note on the Measure of Spirituality from Muhammad Iqbal and Rumi

Muhammad Iqbal, the South Asian Muslim philosopher and poet, gives an excellent insight into the nature of spirituality in his poem…