Mahsati Ganjavi: When my heart came to rule
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Photo: Shaykh Muhammad Uthman Siraj al-Din al-Naqshbandi
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When my heart came to rule
in the world of love,
it was freed
from both belief
and from disbelief.
On this journey,
I found the problem
to be myself.
When I went beyond myself,
the pathway finally opened.
(Mahsati Ganjavi)
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Quote Source and Recommended Reading:
'Love's Alchemy: Poems from the Sufi Tradition'
By David Fideler (Author), Sabrineh Fideler (Author)
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Description:
The thirteenth-century poet Rumi is just one voice in the poetry of Sufism, the timeless Persian mystical tradition. The poems and epigrams collected in Love’s Alchemy represent all of the major poets, including Rumi, of this magnificent art.
'Love's Alchemy: Poems from the Sufi Tradition'
By David Fideler (Author), Sabrineh Fideler (Author)
Purchase Book:
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
Description:
The thirteenth-century poet Rumi is just one voice in the poetry of Sufism, the timeless Persian mystical tradition. The poems and epigrams collected in Love’s Alchemy represent all of the major poets, including Rumi, of this magnificent art.
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