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Rumi was a Persian Sufi master
and artist who lived in Konya in Turkey in the 13th. century. In his
forties he met a wandering dervish monk, Shams. A deep friendship
between the two men arose dissolving the usual categories of teacher
and student, lover and beloved, master and disciple. Shams was murdered
in 1247 - some theories claim that it was by some of Rumi's students
who where jealous of their friendship. In his grief over Shams' death
Rumi immediately understood that Shams was with him - in him. He embodied
the friendship and began singing the spontaneous poetry of such beauty
that it is today loved and revered all over the world. |
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| A Sufi is a name that formerly
in the East and Middle East was given to a person who tried to encourage
his own spiritual development and the spiritual development of his
fellow human beings. Today there are Sufis throughout the world and
in all communities. The Sufis remind us that the glories of the world
dwell in our own inner being. |
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