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New Blog Post: Bahram Beyzaei: The Filmmaker Who Gave Iranian Cinema a Mythic Voice

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Bahram Beyzaei: The Filmmaker Who Gave Iranian Cinema a Mythic Voice

Bahram Beyzaei stands as one of the most intellectually rigorous and culturally influential figures in Iranian cinema. More than a filmmaker, Beyzaei is a playwright, scholar, mythologist, and visual theorist whose work reshaped the language of modern Iranian storytelling. His films are not merely narratives on screen; they are investigations…

New Movie Posted: Bashu, the Little Stranger (Bashu, gharibeye koochak)

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Bashu, the Little Stranger (Bashu, gharibeye koochak)

Bashu, the Little Stranger follows a young boy named Bashu who loses his family in a bombing during the Iran-Iraq War and flees to the northern part of Iran. There, amidst cultural and linguistic differences, he is taken in by a woman named Naii and gradually forms a deep bond with her and her family. The film is celebrated for its powerful exploration of identity, trauma, love and cultural diversity, and was voted the “Best Iranian Film of all time” in a 1999 poll of Iranian critics and professionals.

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New Blog Post: Why Haven’t We Seen a Great Persian Poet in Recent Years?

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Why Haven’t We Seen a Great Persian Poet in Recent Years?

Persian poetry is one of the oldest and richest literary traditions in the world. Names like Ferdowsi, Rumi, Hafez, Saadi, Khayyam, and Nima Yushij are not merely poets; they are cultural pillars whose verses shaped philosophy, spirituality, language, and identity across centuries. Yet many readers today ask an uncomfortable question: why…

New Blog Post: Comparing Persian mystical metaphysics with Avicennian philosophy

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Comparing Persian mystical metaphysics with Avicennian philosophy

Persian mystical metaphysics (ʿIrfān) and Avicennian philosophy (Ibn Sīnā), though often presented as opposites, they also intersect and influence one another, especially in later Persian thought. 1. Ontology: What Is Ultimately Real? Avicennian Philosophy Reality is structured around the distinction between: Necessary Being (wājib al-wujūd) → God Contingent beings (mumkin…

New Blog Post: Metaphysics in Persian Mysticism (ʿIrfān)

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Metaphysics in Persian Mysticism (ʿIrfān)

Persian mysticism—deeply rooted in Islamic spirituality and expressed through philosophy, poetry, and spiritual practice—developed a rich metaphysical worldview that seeks to explain the nature of Being, God, the cosmos, and the human soul. Its metaphysics is not abstract speculation alone; it is meant to be lived and experienced. 1. Being (Wujūd)…

New Blog Post: While Fortune Still Blooms

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While Fortune Still Blooms

  This quatrain by Omar Khayyam says: “Now that the flower of your fortune is in full bloom,Why is your hand idle, empty of the wine cup?Drink, for time is a treacherous enemy,And such a day as this is hard to find.” اکنون که گل سعادتت پربار است دست تو…

New Blog Post: When the Cloud Weeps Over the Grass

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When the Cloud Weeps Over the Grass

  This quatrain by Omar Khayyam says: “A cloud came and wept again over the grass,Without wine the color of roses, life cannot be lived.This grass we gaze upon today in delight,Whose dust, tomorrow, will it gaze upon?” ابر آمد و باز بر سر سبزه گریست بی بادهٔ گل‌رنگ نمی‌باید…

New Blog Post: Free from Heaven and Hell

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Free from Heaven and Hell

  This quatrain by Omar Khayyam says: “Here we are, the wine, the minstrel, and this ruined corner,Our souls, our hearts, our cups, and our robes filled with wine’s dregs.Free from the hope of mercy and the fear of punishment,Freed as well from earth and air, from fire and water.”…

New Blog Post: The Unknown Artist

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The Unknown Artist

  This quatrain by Omar Khayyam says: “Though color and beauty have been given to me,My face like the tulip, my stature like the cypress,Still, I do not know why, in this tavern of dust,The Eternal Painter adorned me so.” هر چند که رنگ و بوی زیباست مرا چون لاله…

New Blog Post: Beyond the Judgment of the Sober

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Beyond the Judgment of the Sober

  This quatrain by Omar Khayyam says: “If you don’t drink wine, don’t mock the ones who do,And don’t build your life on tricks and deceit.Don’t be proud that you abstain from wine,For you feast on a hundred things, of which wine is but a slave.” گر می نخوری طعنه…

New Blog Post: Before the Moon Forgets Us

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Before the Moon Forgets Us

  This quatrain by Omar Khayyam says: “Since no one is promised the day of tomorrow,Keep your restless heart happy today.Drink wine by the moonlight, O moonlike one,For many a moon will shine and not find us here.” چون عهده نمی‌شود کسی فردا را حالی خوش دار این دل پر…

New Blog Post: Before We Turn to Dust

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Before We Turn to Dust

  This quatrain by Omar Khayyam says: “Rise, my beloved, come for the sake of my heart,With your beauty, solve the mystery of my being.Bring a jug of wine, and let us drink together,Before the potters make their jars from our dust.” برخیز بتا بیا ز بهر دل ما حل…

New Blog Post: The Carefree Creator

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The Carefree Creator

  This quatrain by Omar Khayyam says: “O friend, hear a word of truth from me:Be with ruby wine and a silver-bodied beloved.For the One who created this world cares notFor your fine mustache or my holy beard.” ای دوست حقیقت شنو از من سخنی با بادهٔ لعل باش و…

New Blog Post: True Freedom and Spiritual Independence, from Golestan by Saadi Shirazi

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True Freedom and Spiritual Independence, from Golestan by Saadi Shirazi

Welcome back to wisdom from the Golestan of Saadi. This tale is a beautiful, philosophical meditation on the nature of true freedom and spiritual independence, using the imagery of the noble cypress tree. Saadi writes: A philosopher was asked: "Of the many famous and fruitful trees that God, exalted is His…

New Blog Post: Importance of Seeking Specialized Expertise, from Golestan by Saadi Shirazi

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Importance of Seeking Specialized Expertise, from Golestan by Saadi Shirazi

Welcome back to wisdom from the Golestan of Saadi. This tale is a sharp, humorous piece of social commentary illustrating the danger of misplaced trust and the importance of seeking specialized expertise. Saadi writes: A certain man suffered from a painful eye infection. Instead of seeking a physician, he went to…

New Blog Post: “The Old Man, the Young Bride, and Her Escape”, from Golestan by Saadi Shirazi

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“The Old Man, the Young Bride, and Her Escape”, from Golestan by Saadi Shirazi

Welcome back to Wisdom from the Golestan of Saadi. This Hekayat (Tale) is the second story from Chapter Six ("On Weakness and Old Age") of the Gulistan (The Rose Garden) by the great Persian poet Saadi Shirazi. It is a famous anecdote that humorously and frankly explores the irreconcilable nature of…

New Blog Post: “The Saint and the Snare of Love”, from Golestan by Saadi Shirazi

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“The Saint and the Snare of Love”, from Golestan by Saadi Shirazi

Welcome back to Wisdom from the Golestan of Saadi.Today’s story is about Saadi’s most moving portraits of inner conflict: the battle between reason and passion, purity and desire. It shows how even the devout can be undone by love, not as a moral failure, but as a deeply human condition. I…

New Blog Post: “When Misfortune Strikes”, from Golestan by Saadi Shirazi

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“When Misfortune Strikes”, from Golestan by Saadi Shirazi

Welcome back to Wisdom from the Golestan of Saadi.Today’s story is about a merchant, who suffered a loss. Saadi writes: A merchant once suffered a great loss, a thousand dinars gone.He said to his son,“Tell no one of this misfortune.” The son replied,“Father, I’ll obey. But tell me, what is the…

New Blog Post: “The Merchant and His Endless Journeys”, from Golestan by Saadi Shirazi

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“The Merchant and His Endless Journeys”, from Golestan by Saadi Shirazi

Welcome back to Wisdom from the Rose Garden.Today’s story is about a merchant, rich, restless, and endlessly planning for a future that never seems to come. Saadi writes: I once met a wealthy merchant who owned a hundred and fifty camels laden with goods, and forty servants to attend them.One night,…

New Blog Post: “The Thief Among the Dervishes”, from Golestan by Saadi Shirazi

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“The Thief Among the Dervishes”, from Golestan by Saadi Shirazi

Welcome back to Wisdom from the Golestan of Saadi.In this story, Saadi shares a journey, both literal and moral, about companionship, deception, and the importance of discernment. Saadi writes: A group of travelers had joined together in friendship, sharing the hardships and joys of the road.I wished to accompany them, but…

New Blog Post: “Fear and Power”, from Golestan by Saadi Shirazi

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“Fear and Power”, from Golestan by Saadi Shirazi

Welcome back to Wisdom from the Golestan of Saadi.Today’s story from Saadi is about kingship, and the dark alliance between fear and power. Saadi writes: They once asked Hormuz, the son of the great King Nushirvan,“What fault did you find in your father’s ministers, that you had them imprisoned?” Hormuz replied,“I…

New Video Posted: Wealth and Life from Golestan by Saadi Shirazi

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Wealth and Life from Golestan by Saadi Shirazi

Description: Saadi says:
“Wealth exists for the comfort of life — not life for the accumulation of wealth.”
Someone once asked a wise man,
“Who is the fortunate one, and who is the unfortunate?”
The wise man replied:
“The fortunate one is he who eats and gives —
and the unfortunate is he who dies and leaves it all behind.”
And Saadi ends with a single couplet that cuts deep:
Pray not over the grave of him who did nothing —
who spent his life gathering wealth,
and never lived to enjoy it.

New Video Posted: 🕊️ Beyond Thought Rumi’s Call to Holy Madness

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🕊️ Beyond Thought Rumi’s Call to Holy Madness

Description: There are moments when the mind becomes the veil, not the light.
Rumi, in this fierce and ecstatic ghazal, invites the seeker to stop thinking so much. He challenges the intellect’s constant questioning, warning that thought, if not guided by love, turns into oil feeding the fire of separation.
This is not a rejection of wisdom, but an awakening to a deeper knowing; a kind of divine intuition born in stillness, silence, and surrender. Rumi is not saying “be foolish”; he is saying, “be bewildered by God.”

New Video Posted: The Appearance of Piety from Golestan by Saadi Shirazi

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The Appearance of Piety from Golestan by Saadi Shirazi

Description: One of the nobles once said to a pious man,
“What do you think of that certain worshipper — the one people speak of mockingly behind his back?”
The pious man replied:
“I see no fault in his outward behavior —
and as for what lies within his heart, that is unseen to me.”
And Saadi adds these lines:
If a man wears the cloak of piety,
think of him as pious and good.
For if you know not what lies within,
what business have you — like a watchman — inside his home?