by Gnostic Muse | Dec 13, 2016 | Notables, Poetry, Sufism
Jalalludin Rumi was a Sufi mystic and poet who founded the Mevlevi Sufi order and the famous moving prayer of the whirling dervishes. Rumi was the son of a theologian in 13th century Turkey, which was at that time a part of the Persian empire. The first part of his...
by Gnostic Muse | Nov 11, 2016 | Poetry, Sufism
The most powerful way to resist evil is to sit with good friends who have turned their faces to God. – Jalalludin Rumi
by Gnostic Muse | Feb 18, 2016 | Love and Sex, Sufism
Shams of Tabriz was a mystical figure and the teacher of Sufi Master Jalalludin Rumi. The following is a beautiful collection of Shams’ reflections on love. 1. How we see God is a direct reflection of how we see ourselves. If God brings to mind mostly fear and...
by Gnostic Muse | Sep 30, 2015 | Sufism
The esoteric wisdom of the Sufis has been preserved in many beautiful teaching stories or parables that can be understood on several different levels. The following is from the book Tales of the Dervishes by contemporary Sufi master Idries Shah. “Tea” in...
by Gnostic Muse | Dec 30, 2014 | Sufism
“Those who adore God in the sun behold the sun, and those who adore Him in living things see a living thing,and those who adore Him in lifeless things see a lifeless thing, and those who adore Him as a Being unique and unparalleled see that which has no like.”-Ibn...
by Gnostic Muse | Aug 23, 2014 | Poetry, Sufism
“The most ineffable part of Mohammedan mysticism is Persian Sufism. It has the merit of struggling against materialism and fanaticism, and against the literal interpretation of the Koran. The Sufis interpret the Koran from the esoteric point of view as we, the...
