Find the Way to Heaven – A Rumi Poem on the Spiritual Purpose of Life

Are you looking for inspiration and guidance on your spiritual journey? Look no further than this video on Rumi's deep spiritual poem, "Find the Way to Heaven."Show more

Rumi was a 13th-century Persian poet who is known for his beautiful and insightful poetry. This particular poem encourages readers to seek a higher spiritual purpose and to let go of worldly attachments in order to find true beauty, peace, and love.

The video provides background on Rumi's relationship with his spiritual teacher and friend, Shams-e Tabrizi, and how this relationship influenced Rumi's poetry. It then delves into the meaning of the poem, discussing the metaphor of the "way to heaven" as a symbol of the spiritual journey.

The ultimate message is to trust your heart and intuition over your mind and senses in order to progress on the spiritual path.

So, if you're looking to deepen your understanding of spirituality and gain guidance on your own spiritual journey, this video is a must-watch.

Let Rumi's beautiful words inspire you to seek a higher purpose and connect with the Divine.

Sending peace and love to all!

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This video is dedicated to God and all His wonderful glory. May His endless light, love, and wisdom continue to guide us all back Home.

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O love,
O heart,
Find the way to heaven.

Set your sights on a place
Higher than your eyes can see.
For it was the higher aim
That brought you here
In the first place.

Now be silent.
Let the One who creates the words speak.
He made the door.
He made the lock.
He also made the key.

How many men have found tragic ends
Running after beauty?
Why don't they look for you? -
The heart and spirit of all beauty.

~ Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi

From "The Essential Rumi" by Coleman Barks
Original Farsi version from the Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi

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Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rumi (1207 — 1273), also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Balkhī, Mowlānā, or more simply and popularly as Rumi, was a 13th-century Persian poet, scholar, philosopher, and Sufi mystic.

In 1244, Rumi met the wandering dervish and mystic Shams-e Tabrizi in Damascus, who transformed Rumi from an accomplished teacher, scholar and jurist to a humble ascetic. Shams (Farsi: the "Sun") saw Rumi's pride in having immense religious knowledge and fame, and threw Rumi's books on the ground, signifying that he knew nothing.

Under Shams' spiritual guidance, Rumi became introduced to divine love, music, poetry, and dance through the mystic Sufi practice of Sama. The two formed an inseparable bond, which is believed to have isolated Rumi from his students and family members, some of whom are said to have grown jealous of Rumi's companion. Two years after they met, Shams abruptly left Konya.

When Shams returned, however, he disappeared shortly after, with several sources suggesting that he was murdered at the order of Rumi's son Ala-eddin. His death sent Rumi reeling into depression, and to express and cope with his bereavement, Rumi began writing hundreds of lyric poems, which altogether formed The Divan of Shams-e Tabrizi (or Book of Shams of Tabriz).

He continued to write many poems, until one of his companions, Husaam al-Din Chalabi, inspired him to produce an even greater masterpiece. One day Husaam explained to Rumi how great it would be if Rumi composed an epic mystic poem, similar to Sanai's "The Walled Garden of Truth" or Attar's "The Conference of the Birds," which Rumi's followers regularly read. Rumi is said to have smiled, took out a piece of paper, and wrote these famous two lines:

بشنو از نی چون حکایت می کند
از جدایی ها شکایت می کند

Listen to the ney, how it tells this sad tale,
Lamenting separations (from the One beyond scale)

Husaam begged Rumi to write more, and the mystic dedicated the final12 years of his life to composing the rest of the epic poem, which eventually made up his greatest work: the Masnavi-e Ma'navi (or "The Spiritual Couplets"). In December of 1273, he fell ill and passed away days later on December 17. Many refer to the day of his passing as Shab-e Aroos (or "Wedding Night") to signify that the mystic has finally united with his Beloved.