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Waves of Love & Rumi
2007/10/21,10:05

Rumi

After two and a half years I watched a theatrical performance,

Waves of Love

The World of the Whirling Dervishes by Istanbul Historical Turkish Music Ensemble.

The program is also in celebration of the 800th anniversary of Rumi's birth.

It is on a sufi ritual, inspired by Rumi. Though I did not understand the meaning of the words, the visual display did communicate brotherhood, love and tolerance.

It started with people worshiping and then bowing to each other out of respect. And then, the whirl began. Wow! 7 people, with beautiful long white skirts, whirling for more than 30 minutes for the music in unison was indeed a sight to watch.

For me, it also symbolized a scientific understanding and a respect for the Nature which is governing all the whirling planets.

At the end of the program, the organizers gave a gift pouch. Of the gifts, the one that got my attention was a small box, beautifully printed or painted with the picture of the whirls.

On the back side of the box, 7 advices of Rumi are found in print as well.

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

2. In compassion and grace, be like the sun.

3. In concealing others; faults, be like the night.

4. In anger and fury, be like the dead.

5. In modesty and humility, be like the earth.

6. In tolerance, be like the sea.

7. Either appear as you are, or be as you look

I like the 7th one very much.

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