Rumi

1207 – 1273

Born in Balkh, (present day Afghanistan)

Full name is Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi

Persian poet, jurist, Islamic scholar and theologian

Sufi mystic, saint, and an enlightened man

His company was sought out by leading officials of his nation as well as by Christian monks 

His works continue to touch the lives of people today, selling millions of copies in US alone.   

In 2014 BBC called him the most popular poet in US

Rumi’s influence transcends national borders and ethnic divisions.  People from around the world united to appreciate Rumi’s spiritual legacy for the past seven centuries.

His poems have been widely translated into many of the world’s languages and transposed into various formats. The following is a list of cultures and people that continue to follow his writings centuries later:

• Iranians
• Tajiks
• Turks
• Greeks
• Pashtuns
• Other Central Asian Muslims, as well as Muslims of the Indian subcontinent
• Rumi has been described as the “most popular poet” and the “best selling poet” in the United States. 

Maṭnawīye Ma’nawī  more commonly known as the “Masnavi” or “Mathnawi”, is a six-volume poetic epic by the renowned Persian poet and Sufi mystic, Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī. It’s considered one of the greatest works of both Islamic literature and mystical Sufi tradition.

In essence, the Masnavi is a spiritual guide, providing wisdom on how to attain inner peace, understand the divine love of God, and navigate the complexities of human life. It emphasizes love, tolerance, patience, and self-awareness as paths to spiritual growth and understanding.

Dīwān-e Shams-e Tabrīzī (The Works of Shams of Tabriz; دیوان شمس تبریزی), is a collection of poems by the 13th-century Persian poet Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, more commonly known as Rumi. This work is named after Shams Tabrizi, Rumi’s spiritual mentor and close friend, whose relationship had a profound influence on Rumi’s spiritual journey.

The collection comprises over 40,000 verses celebrating the mystical love and companionship that Rumi experienced with Shams, which led him to attain a deeper understanding of life, love, and divinity.

Mission Statement

Forget safety. Live where you fear to live.

RUMI

Don’t be satisfied with stories.
How things have gone with others.
Unfold your own myth.

RUMI

Affirmations

The garden of the world has no limits,
except in your mind.

RUMI

Visualizations

Spiritual / Emotional

What you seek is seeking you.

RUMI

Stop acting so small.
You are the universe in ecstatic motion.

RUMI

There is a voice that doesn’t use words.
Listen.

RUMI

The universe is not outside of you.
Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are.

RUMI

Goal Achievement

Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love.
It will not lead you astray.

RUMI

Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open.

RUMI

As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.

RUMI

Ignore those that make you fearful and sad.

RUMI