Rumi had
a more loving, gentle approach to Islam compared to the fanatical
extremist approach that many people in the Middle East share today. He seems
more SPIRITUAL rather than FANATICAL RELIGIOUS. He is esoteric and nonliteral
in his poetry and seems to believe that God's love is so infinite .. He says
things like "the ego is a veil between man and God' and "What you seek
is seeking you" and "women is the light of the Divine"
which is very beautiful compared to the typical misogynist attitude many men
have towards women have today. Like Jesus peace be on him he says: "Knock
and the door will be open." Like Siddhartha Gotham AKA Buddha, he says
"Look within for peace" and look- today's Guru, Deepak Chopra says
the same thing. He does not seem religious although he does believe in God. I
wonder if he is actually a Muslim and if this is really HIS quote since a lot
of his work has been forged and played around with: "I belong to no
religious. My religion is love. Every heart is my temple" and "I
looked in temples, churches, and mosques, but I found the Divine in my
heart" Or maybe he is religious but believes that not everything in Islam
is meant to be taken literally and that the way to follow God is just through
love, not by strict set of rules. It's almost as if he says, (the way to follow
Religion in general is NOT to follow religion at all, ironically. You can
follow it if you want, but God loves you regardless) <
When
I die...RUMI
