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Rumi Interpretation
The sessions of commentary and symbolic interpretation of Rumi’s Masnavi with a holistic view, for Book Five, are presented on this page. Book Five can be understood as The Book of Bewilderment; the sixth of Attar’s seven valleys of love. After seeking, love, knowledge, self-sufficiency, and unity, the human being becomes bewildered before the greatness of Truth and the mysteries of the path of love. At this stage, the traveler reaches the truth that not only does he not understand, he cannot understand; for Truth is not something the mind can contain. This bewilderment is not simple ignorance, but arises from seeing the greatness of the Beloved and the inability of partial reason to encompass Truth.
In these sessions, all the verses of Book Five have been read in order. The main emphasis is on the symbols, the mystical meaning of the stories, and the connection among the stories, so that after each story we may understand how that story can help us in walking the path of perfection.
In this view, each story can help us in at least one of these four areas:
I hope that the message and speech of Rumi, the lover, settles upon your heart and soul, and that you benefit from it on your own path toward perfection.
The translations from original Persian language were done by AI. The translates are done gradually being reviewed and corrected. Having said that, please consider some of the translations may not be correct