Persian Sufi Mystic
Jalal al-Din Rumi
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A Persian poet and Sufi teacher in Konya whose Masnavi, a long poem of stories and reflections, is among the best-loved works of Islamic mysticism.
Key work: Masnavi
“Listen to this reed how it complains: it is telling a tale of separations.”
Key ideas, in brief (in our words)
Welcome each feeling as a guest.
Love is a discipline, not a passing mood.
The soul longs for the source it was cut from.
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On the climb
The GuestThe Reed’s Longing
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