Rumi Flashcards

(11 cards)

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what is the core message of “I will Beguile him with tongue”

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A genuine seeker of divine truth stands apart from worldly temptations

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How is love a deep divine force? (Rumi beguile)

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it transforms the lover and the beloved, true love belittles the soul and leads it towards God.

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Quotes of “I will Beguile him with the tongue”

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  1. Reason says, “I will beguile him with the Tongue”
  2. Love says, “Be silent. I will beguile him with the soul.”
  3. What is there that is not his, that I may beguile him thereby?
  4. He is not prisoner of the world, fettered to this world of earth.
  5. He is an angel, though in form he is a man.
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More quotes of “I will beguile him with tongue”

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  1. His food is light, so how should I beguile him with bread?
  2. Hair by hair he sees my crookedness and feigning; what’s hidden from him.
  3. He is not a seeker of fame, a prince addicted to poets.
  4. Shams-e-Tabriz, who is his chosen and beloved - perchance I will beguile him with this same pole of the age.
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What is the core message of A new rule?

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Love is more over whelming than drunkenness- it makes you lose control of your ego, pride and fears

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What does true love means?

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To enter a sacred, golden realm where material things (crowns, begging, status) don’t matter.

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what is the new rule?

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Don’t cling on broken things (desire, ego) instead, fall in love with the creator (glass blower) who can remake and transform you.

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Quotes of a new rule.

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  1. The lover is even worst than a drunkard.
  2. I will tell you what love is: to enter a mine of gold. And what is that gold?
  3. The lover is a king above all kings.
  4. The dervish has a pearl concealed under his patched cloak.
  5. break all the glasses and fall towards the glassblower.
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What is the core message of Ode 2810?

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poem is about the journey of soul after death. Death is not an end but a transformation.

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What happens to the soul after death?

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it leaves behind fear, pain, and physical form to enter a realm of safety. the soul becomes pure, light and closer to god.

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Quotes of Ode 2810

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  1. From the depths depart towards heaven; may your soul be happy, journey joyfully.
  2. If the body is utterly ruined become all soul.
  3. if your face has become saffron pale through death, become a dweller among Tulip beds ang Judas trees.
  4. If you are alone from friends and companions, by the help of God become a saheb-qeran.
  5. like bread become the food of the souls, and so become!
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