Rumi in the World: April 2020
/Rumi’s teachings invite us to an inward journey. This journey takes us from the path of duality to the path of Unity. Body, mind and soul unify only when we pay attention to the world within us. In this section, from our Monthly Newsletter, we relate Rumi and his wisdoms to the world around us — whether this means current events, culture, philosophies, and much more. We examine how his wisdoms can be used to navigate our every day and to help us understand different aspects of life…
“Right now our world is filled with fear, most of which is fueled by the unknown. The escalating COVID-19 crisis is being met with dangerous division. We are not unified – as people, as communities, as countries. So many of us fear each other instead of fearing for each other.
Many leaders seem to think there is a competition between their governments over who can come out of this crisis the quickest and the strongest. It’s a tale as old as time – a mundane one at that –in which “I” is more important than “us”. The world is already divided by invisible borders and there is no reason for us to reinforce these by not coming together.
Rumi taught love and unity. His wisdom teaches us to lean on each other, to ask for help, to heed the advice of others. In our own lives we must show unity and love for each other in the hope that this mindset will pass on to our communities, to our leaders, and to our governments. ”
