MYSTICAL POETRY
“Shakespeare's Sequel to Rumi's Teaching”
Jalaluddin Rumi and William Shakespeare are the greatest poets of Persian and English literature, respectively. However, there is much more in common between these two titans of poetry who lived some 350 years and 2,000 miles apart. In his Sonnets, Shakespeare acknowledged that his writings were inspired by Rumi’s poetry. He referred to Rumi as one of the “Alien pens” whom he was asked to study. He described Rumi as “He of tall building, and of goodly pride”. Shakespeare admitted that Rumi’s verses were so powerful that they were stopping his thoughts before he was able to formulate them.
Shakespeare’s writings allow us to discern the complexities and intricacies of the evolutionary process that was described by Rumi. In this context, one may look at Shakespeare’s writings as a sort of magnifying glass that unveils further dimensions of Rumi’s teaching. By analyzing Shakespeare’s and Rumi’s writings together it is possible to gauge if, and to what extent, humanity made any evolutionary progress between the 13th and the 16th centuries. “Shakespeare’s Sequel to Rumi’s Teaching” is an attempt at answering this question and at defining what sort of evolutionary gains were achieved during that time. The answers may be found by looking at the techniques and methodologies of the spiritual technology introduced in 13th century Asia Minor and how this technology was advanced and used at the end of the 16th century in Western Europe.
“A Journey with Omar Khayaam”
This book is a commentary on Khayaam’s spiritual quatrains. By following Khayyam’s experiences, we witness how the Poet struggles with his intellectual biases and worldly attachments. As he goes through the initial stages of his spiritual training, his perception gradually develops and expands.
Omar Khayaam belonged to the same school of thought as Rumi and Shakespeare. Their writings are based on the same design. Therefore, quotes from Rumi’s and Shakespeare’s writings have been used in “A Journey with Omar Khayaam” to explain some of Khayaam’s verses.