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Sufismus ist eine spirituelle Reise zur Wahrheit durch Liebe, Hingabe und Dienst, basierend auf der Einheit aller Wesen.
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Die Sufi-Poesie zeichnet sich nicht nur durch ihren Reichtum und die Komplexität an Metaphern und Bildern aus, sondern auch durch die ihr innewohnende Unbeschreiblichkeit. Diese Unbeschreiblichkeit stammt von der Fähigkeit der Lesenden, das Gedicht jenseits der buchstäblichen Bedeutung seiner Worte oder einer rationalen Interpretation wahrzunehmen. Im Kern zielt die Sufi-Poesie darauf ab, eine Erfahrung göttlicher Schönheit innerhalb der materiellen Welt hervorzurufen. Der oder die Geliebte, obwohl transzendent und jenseits der Reichweite der menschlichen Sinne und des Intellekts, wird greifbar, wenn er / sie in menschlicher Form ausgedrückt wird.
In Sufi poetry, particularly in the works of Rumi and Hafez, the use of seemingly ecstatic symbols like wine, drunkenness, and taverns evoke the feeling of intoxication. While at first glance, these terms may suggest hedonism and chaos, they actually represent a deeper spiritual journey.
Sufism emphasizes the experience of divine love, which can induce a state of selflessness akin to drunkenness. But only in experiencing divine love, the individual transcends their ego and experiences a profound connection to something greater.
The cupbearer or saki signifies the spiritual beloved as well as the master of the path of love who pours out the wine of love to his lovers.
The wine-seller signifies the beloved in her capacity as the spiritual guide who gives the wine of selflessness to her lovers in exchange for their commitments to the path of love.
The wine signifies the state of spiritual awareness in the lover which is caused by remembrance of the beloved and ultimately this awareness results in the lover’s intoxication and the state of love of all beings.
Curls refers to manifestation of the divine beauty in one’s beloved which causes the lover to be mesmerised and distracted. Sometimes the experience of the beloved’s beauty blocks the lover’s endeavours to become one with his beloved.
The eye signifies the all-encompassing vision of the beloved which dazzles the lover thereby making him surrender to the beloved unconditionally.
The eyebrow stands for the divine beauty as well as serves as a symbol to communicate divine expressions directing the sufi's attention towards unity.
The hand represents the power of the beloved to make the lover lose all awareness of self and the world.
by Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh
From beginning to end, this collection of Sufi poetry is uncompromisingly direct and lucid. Master of the Nimatullahi Sufi order for over fifty years, poet and psychiatrist Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh knew the twists and turns of the psyche and the soul, and the way of love. His message here is clear, stark, and beautiful.
