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MEVLANA A SERVANT OF HUMANITY
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21 Jan 2007 Sun 11:11 pm |
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I saw many humans on whom there were no clothes,
I saw many clothes, in which there were no humans.
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21 Jan 2007 Sun 11:31 pm |
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Everywhere I told my story,
to the sad and the happy.
Everyone came close, but only
with their own secrets, never knowing mine.
My secret is also hidden from me,
for the light shines only outward.
The body and soul are intimate friends
but the soul remains secret from us all.
Mevlana
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21 Jan 2007 Sun 11:47 pm |
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one candle loses nothing of its light, kindling another
mevlana
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22 Jan 2007 Mon 12:09 am |
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I am burning.
If anyone lacks tinder;
let him set his rubbish ablaze with my fire.
Rumi Mathnawi I, 1721
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22 Jan 2007 Mon 12:12 am |
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WHOEVER HAS BEAUTY, MUST KNOW IT IS BARROWED.
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22 Jan 2007 Mon 12:27 am |
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Everything that is made beautiful and fair and lovely
is made for the eyes of one who sees.
Mevlana Mathnawi I 2383
Yani "Güzele bakmak Sevaptır" acaba?
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22 Jan 2007 Mon 12:33 am |
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Quoting illusion: Everything that is made beautiful and fair and lovely
is made for the eyes of one who sees.
Mevlana Mathnawi I 2383
Yani "Güzele bakmak Sevaptır" acaba? |
'Güzel'i, güzel olan görür.
'Güzel'den ancak güzel anlar.
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22 Jan 2007 Mon 12:59 am |
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Yani,
Beauty becomes beautiful by looking at beauty.
Therefore beauty learns from beauty. ?
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22 Jan 2007 Mon 01:05 am |
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Yoksa,
(Only) a beautiful person can see beauty.
Therefore beauty learns from the beautiful ?
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22 Jan 2007 Mon 01:06 am |
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Quoting metehan2001: Quoting illusion: Everything that is made beautiful and fair and lovely
is made for the eyes of one who sees.
Mevlana Mathnawi I 2383
Yani "Güzele bakmak Sevaptır" acaba? |
'Güzel'i, güzel olan görür. /The beautiful ones can only see the beauties
'Güzel'den ancak güzel anlar. /The beautiful ones can only
recognize the worth of beauties. |
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22 Jan 2007 Mon 01:11 am |
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U.N.E.S.C.O. has designated 2007 to be the year of The Mevlana to celebrate the 800th anniversary of his birth, 30th Sept. 1207.
For those of us lucky enough to have visited the tomb of Celaleddin Rumi in Konya,The Whirling Dervishes & The Mevlana himself need no introduction.
For anyone else, next September is definately the time to go as celebrations will be in full swing.
The Mevlana's poetry has been described as an ocean, vast & boundless. He wanted it to appeal to all people at all levels, originally written in Persian but there are many translations available now. The Whirling Dervishes are performed every December as a celebration of his death.
The Whirling Dervishes are unique, almost hypnotic to watch as the dancers lose themselves in spiritual expression. The tall hats represent their gravestones,the jackets which they shed during the dance, represent their graves. With one hand raised & the other pointing towards the ground they are taking from God & giving to man, keeping nothing for themselves.
Konya is the old Selçuk capital, the beautiful green tiled dome of The Karatay Medrese dominating the city. İf you're interested in some of the older mosques, museums & Turkish history then hit The Silk Road, lose yourselves in Turkish times gone-by. You'll love it and the memory will stay with you forever.
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