Between the Cup and the Heart A Reflection on Love, Longing, and the Ghazal of Hatef Esfahani
There is a cup, passed from hand to hand, filled with wine that glows in the morning light. In the gathering of lovers, one hand …
The Path Will Teach You How to Walk
A beautiful poem from Farid ud-Din Attar of Nishapur (Attar of Neishaboor) — one of the great Sufi mystics and poets of Iran. The quatrain …
A Longing Beyond Self The Path of Inebriation in Rumi's Mysticism
The human soul is a boundless ocean, yet often, we live as though confined to a small, anxious puddle. We spend our days clinging to …
Hafez of Shiraz The Poet of Mysticism and Love
Khwāja Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī, known simply as Hafez, was born in Shiraz, Persia (modern-day Iran), around 1315 CE and lived until about 1390 …
RUMI | Poem of the Atoms (Subtitles) | Sufi Mysticism
Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi, better known simply as Rumi, was perhaps the greatest Sufi mystic and the finest Persian poet of all time. He had a …
The Guest House - RUMI (Sufi Mysticism) Powerful Poem
The Poem "The Guest House" by Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi explores the Sufi concept of embracing adversity as a path to spiritual enlightenment. It encourages us …
Quatrain 125 from Rubaiyat of Rumi
Those eyes, filled with blood, have sorrow as their companion, Don't expect sleep from them, for when have they ever slept? They think that this …
Quatrain 124 from Rubaiyat of Rumi
Those eyes, raised high, have been seeking a glimpse, So that you don't suspect that the turmoil has fallen asleep. You caused a hundred rivers …