Rumi in the World: June 2021
/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…
“Each and every event in one’s life is a building block of the foundations of thought that are projected onto the individual’s perception. If your experiences have taught you that vulnerability is to be punished, or that promises are only ever broken, this will become the expectation. Naivety of the possibility of deceit is equally noxious. Both contribute to our projections making up the veil through which we see the world. In the featured verse of the Mathnawi, Rumi is softly reminding us of the unconsciousness of these projections. The veil becomes a permanent addition to which we are comfortably acclimated. This is a part of the human condition, Rumi here is prompting the individual to bring awareness to the veil, to disregard its shade and to choose to see through the divine eyes of love.”
