mevlana celaleddin-i rumi and his seven advice

"Who is Mevlana Celaddiin-i Rumi?"

“Come, come again, whoever you are, come! Heathen, fire worshipper or idolatrous, come! Come even if you broke your penitence a hundred times, Ours is the portal of hope, come as you are."

Mevlana (1207 – 1273) who is also known as Rumi, was a philosopher and mystic of Islam, but not a Muslim of the orthodox type. His doctrine advocates unlimited tolerance, positive reasoning, goodness, charity and awareness through love.

To Mevlana and to his disciples all religions are more or less truth. Looking with the same eye on Muslim, Jew and

Christian alike, his peaceful and tolerant teaching has appealed to men of all religions and beliefs.

Mevlana was born on 30 September 1207 in Balkh. He died on 17 December 1273 in Konya in present day Turkey. He was laid to rest beside his father and over his remains a splendid tomb was erected.

The 13th century Mevlana Mausoleum with its mosque, dance hall, dervish living quarters, school and tombs of

some leaders of the Mevlevi Order continues to this day to draw people from all parts of the Muslim and non-Muslim

world.

Whirling Dervishes The "dance" of the Whirling Dervishes is called Sema. Sema is a part of the inspiration of Mevlana as

well as part of the Turkish custom, history, beliefs and culture. Sema represents a mystical journey of man’s spiritual ascent through mind and love to "Perfect."

Turning towards the truth, his growth through love, desert his ego, find the truth and arrive to the "Perfect," then he return from this spiritual journey as a man who reached maturity and a greater perfection, so as to love and to be of service to the whole of creation, to all creatures without discrimination of beliefs, races,and nations.

MEVLANA’nın yedi öğüdüMEVLANA’nın yedi öğüdü

Seven advice of Seven advice of MEVLANAMEVLANA

Cömertlik ve yardım etmede Cömertlik ve yardım etmede akarsu gibi ol...akarsu gibi ol...

In generosity and helping others In generosity and helping others be like a river...be like a river...

Şefkat ve merhamette güneş gibi Şefkat ve merhamette güneş gibi ol...ol...

In compassion and grace be like In compassion and grace be like sun...sun...

Başkalarının kusurunu örtmede Başkalarının kusurunu örtmede gece gibi ol...gece gibi ol...

In concealing others’ faults be like In concealing others’ faults be like night...night...

In anger and fury be like dead...In anger and fury be like dead...

Hiddet ve asabiyette ölü gibi ol...Hiddet ve asabiyette ölü gibi ol...

Tevazu ve alçak gönüllülükte Tevazu ve alçak gönüllülükte toprak gibi ol...toprak gibi ol...

In modesty and humility be like In modesty and humility be like earth...earth...

Hoşgörülükte deniz gibi ol...Hoşgörülükte deniz gibi ol...

In tolerance be like a sea...In tolerance be like a sea...

Ya olduğun gibi Ya olduğun gibi görün,görün,ya göründüğün ya göründüğün gibi ol.gibi ol.

Either exist as Either exist as you areyou areor be as you or be as you look.look.

Hz. MevlanaHz. Mevlana

“Come, come again, whoever you are, come!”

This presentation was prepared for the Comenius Multilateral School Partnerships project titled as “Cooperation On Multicultural Enrichments:

C.O.M.E.”

(2011-2013)

For more information: www.comeproject.eu This Comenius project has been funded with support from the European Commission. 

(Project Number: 2011-1-TR1-COM06-24776-1)This presentation reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held

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