Rumi Flashcards
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what is the core message of “I will Beguile him with tongue”
A genuine seeker of divine truth stands apart from worldly temptations
How is love a deep divine force? (Rumi beguile)
it transforms the lover and the beloved, true love belittles the soul and leads it towards God.
Quotes of “I will Beguile him with the tongue”
- Reason says, “I will beguile him with the Tongue”
- Love says, “Be silent. I will beguile him with the soul.”
- What is there that is not his, that I may beguile him thereby?
- He is not prisoner of the world, fettered to this world of earth.
- He is an angel, though in form he is a man.
More quotes of “I will beguile him with tongue”
- His food is light, so how should I beguile him with bread?
- Hair by hair he sees my crookedness and feigning; what’s hidden from him.
- He is not a seeker of fame, a prince addicted to poets.
- Shams-e-Tabriz, who is his chosen and beloved - perchance I will beguile him with this same pole of the age.
What is the core message of A new rule?
Love is more over whelming than drunkenness- it makes you lose control of your ego, pride and fears
What does true love means?
To enter a sacred, golden realm where material things (crowns, begging, status) don’t matter.
what is the new rule?
Don’t cling on broken things (desire, ego) instead, fall in love with the creator (glass blower) who can remake and transform you.
Quotes of a new rule.
- The lover is even worst than a drunkard.
- I will tell you what love is: to enter a mine of gold. And what is that gold?
- The lover is a king above all kings.
- The dervish has a pearl concealed under his patched cloak.
- break all the glasses and fall towards the glassblower.
What is the core message of Ode 2810?
poem is about the journey of soul after death. Death is not an end but a transformation.
What happens to the soul after death?
it leaves behind fear, pain, and physical form to enter a realm of safety. the soul becomes pure, light and closer to god.
Quotes of Ode 2810
- From the depths depart towards heaven; may your soul be happy, journey joyfully.
- If the body is utterly ruined become all soul.
- if your face has become saffron pale through death, become a dweller among Tulip beds ang Judas trees.
- If you are alone from friends and companions, by the help of God become a saheb-qeran.
- like bread become the food of the souls, and so become!