Rumi was born in Persia on September 30, 1207 and lived till December 17, 1273. He was a 13th century muslim poet, jurist, theologian and sufi mystic. Rumi's spiritual legacy has continued to touch the hearts of many people over the last seven centuries.
The esteemed Rumi is honored as one whose works have gone beyond the boundaries of cultural differences worldwide. In 2007 Rumi was portrayed as the most popular poet in America.
Rumi's exemplification of his life was awe inspiring. His message was to live in peace and harmony with one another enlightened in love.
Rumi's knowledge has connected with the human heart.
I affirm that Rumi saw into the soul of people and that enabled him to live without barriers. The lessons in living life in tranquility and benevolence that Rumi taught has passionately united people of all faiths and beliefs. I feel as Rumi, that love is the foundation from which all stems from. All You Need Is Love.
With strong conviction Rumi felt that poetry was one avenue to unite with God. He also believed that the use of music and dance was an artery to connect with God.
From Wikipedia: "For Rumi, music helped devotees to focus their whole being on the divine and to do this so intensely that the soul was both destroyed and resurrected. It was from these ideas that the practice of whirling Dervishes developed into a ritual form.
"His teachings became the base for the order of the Mevlevi which his son Sultan Walad organized. Rumi encouraged Sama, listening to music and turning or doing the sacred dance. In the Mevlevi tradition, samāʿ represents a mystical journey of spiritual ascent through mind and love to the Perfect One. In this journey, the seeker symbolically turns towards the truth, grows through love, abandons the ego, finds the truth and arrives at the Perfect. The seeker then returns from this spiritual journey, with greater maturity, to love and to be of service to the whole of creation without discrimination with regard to beliefs, races, classes and nations."
The inscription on Rumi's gravestone reads: "When we are dead, seek not our tomb in the earth, but find it in the hearts of men."
Let us see the soul of one another and live in pure love, as Rumi lived his life.
With much love,
Alice
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Why are Quotes so Popular?
I enjoy reading quotes everyday. In fact, I am so fond of them that I have a facebook page dedicated to sharing uplifting quotes with my followers. Why do you suppose millions of people delight in reading them everyday?
Personally spiritual quotes and motivational quotes supply my heart with a peace that is from the inside out. I am fond of all quotes that enhance the development of my inner self. I believe that we are all connected and this common vein that flows through each one of us
craves peace and contentment from within. We desire to feel love and quotes definitely give us that feeling of love and of hope.
We live in a world where what seems to really matter is how much you can acquire, how many "things" you have. It's as though we are looked upon and judged based on material wealth when our soul is linked to a higher power and this power operates totally different from the perspective of the world. Uplifting quotes help to give us that feeling we long for which is directly connected to where we came from.
Deep down inside of us we want our hearts to be filled with joy and love. The world doesn't operate from this place. The world wants to draw us in to think that outside in brings peace and happiness when truly it is found from the inside out. Quotes of wisdom fill a space that we yearn for.
One of my favorite quotes from Zig Ziglar: Life Is An Echo
"What you send out, comes back. What you sow, you reap. What you give, you get. What you see in others, exists in you. Do not judge, so you will not be judged. Radiate and give LOVE, and love comes back to you."
Quotes by Rumi speak to me with such passion. Here is one of his amazing quotes: "When you do things from your soul, you feel like a river moving in you, a joy."
Living from your highest self in harmony with God, you view the world differently. The awareness of being in the world and not of it grants you the ability to give and receive unconditional love. This is the place where your soul is nurtured.
As you live your life filled with happiness from the inside out, you may find yourself saying, " It is well with my soul.".
Your life will evolve into a motivational quote of its own.
With much love,
Alice
Personally spiritual quotes and motivational quotes supply my heart with a peace that is from the inside out. I am fond of all quotes that enhance the development of my inner self. I believe that we are all connected and this common vein that flows through each one of us
craves peace and contentment from within. We desire to feel love and quotes definitely give us that feeling of love and of hope.
We live in a world where what seems to really matter is how much you can acquire, how many "things" you have. It's as though we are looked upon and judged based on material wealth when our soul is linked to a higher power and this power operates totally different from the perspective of the world. Uplifting quotes help to give us that feeling we long for which is directly connected to where we came from.
Deep down inside of us we want our hearts to be filled with joy and love. The world doesn't operate from this place. The world wants to draw us in to think that outside in brings peace and happiness when truly it is found from the inside out. Quotes of wisdom fill a space that we yearn for.
One of my favorite quotes from Zig Ziglar: Life Is An Echo
"What you send out, comes back. What you sow, you reap. What you give, you get. What you see in others, exists in you. Do not judge, so you will not be judged. Radiate and give LOVE, and love comes back to you."
Quotes by Rumi speak to me with such passion. Here is one of his amazing quotes: "When you do things from your soul, you feel like a river moving in you, a joy."
Living from your highest self in harmony with God, you view the world differently. The awareness of being in the world and not of it grants you the ability to give and receive unconditional love. This is the place where your soul is nurtured.
As you live your life filled with happiness from the inside out, you may find yourself saying, " It is well with my soul.".
Your life will evolve into a motivational quote of its own.
With much love,
Alice
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