How to love, according to Rumi - Stephanie Honchell Smith

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  • Explore the life and works of Rumi, who became one of the world’s most celebrated poets and mystical philosophers.
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    According to legend, the renowned scholar Jalaluddin Muhammad Rumi was giving a lecture when a disheveled man approached and asked him the meaning of his academic books. Rumi didn’t know it yet, but this question and this man would change his life. So, who was this mysterious figure, and how did he influence Rumi’s worldview? Stephanie Honchell Smith details the life of the celebrated poet.
    Lesson by Stephanie Honchell Smith, directed by Reza Riahi.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 832

  • @karinsetiamukti4450
    @karinsetiamukti4450 4 місяці тому +1273

    "I choose to love you in silence, for in silence i find no rejection" fav quote from Rumi❤

    • @aiuchiha111
      @aiuchiha111 3 місяці тому +2

      Omg I know right

    • @MeganRock-hq8yd
      @MeganRock-hq8yd 3 місяці тому +6

      That would be a very masochistic personality if you're not a sage or something similar

    • @Hellokemon
      @Hellokemon 2 місяці тому

      ​@@MeganRock-hq8yd ?

    • @yevsky2924
      @yevsky2924 2 місяці тому +8

      @@MeganRock-hq8yd when it’s for God ..

    • @MeganRock-hq8yd
      @MeganRock-hq8yd 2 місяці тому +2

      @@yevsky2924 there you don't need to worry about rejection in either way

  • @sepehrasadi5997
    @sepehrasadi5997 4 місяці тому +1507

    Hi. Iranian here.
    Just to give you a perspective of how amazing Mowlana (known to westerners as Rumi) is, always remember that about of 80% of his linguistic cleverness is lost when translated from Persian to other languages, and his poetry still sounds out of this world. Reading it in the original Persian will make you lose your mind. If you really love his work, I definitely recommend you to learn Persian, and other contexts on Tasavof etc. You'll unlock an another world, reading his poetry in Persian.
    And after that, you can read many more classical poetry in Persian, like Hafiz, Sa'di, Ferdowsi, etc (the list is really long.) I hope one day, Persian language and literature will be more available as a curriculum in schools around the world.

    • @libraryitemlimit2730
      @libraryitemlimit2730 4 місяці тому +24

      How much Persian would one have to learn to read his works? And can you understand classical poetry with knowing only modern Persian?

    • @rose-ui5kx
      @rose-ui5kx 4 місяці тому +87

      ​@@libraryitemlimit2730Just know that the literature is so advanced that the native speakers themselves don't understand most of it without proper interpretation. It's like a whole other language

    • @artemis7496
      @artemis7496 4 місяці тому +41

      ​@libraryitemlimit2730 i would say it's easier compare to native english speakers trying to understand Shakespeare

    • @yetigumba
      @yetigumba 4 місяці тому +65

      It still amazes me how almost everything attributed to "islamic' advancement in science, technology, literature and arts is actually persian in origin.

    • @stabroghinvsevolodovici8814
      @stabroghinvsevolodovici8814 4 місяці тому +13

      Yeah, you are overreeacting, the same thing can be said abou absolutely every other writer, why would you learn a language just for a writer when for sure there is a same worth writer who wrote in your language

  • @AsawalMaqbool
    @AsawalMaqbool 4 місяці тому +556

    "Open your hands, if you want to be held", this quote from Rumi changed my perspective on life.

    • @shabbirmufaddal
      @shabbirmufaddal 2 місяці тому

      How so? And how do you interpret this quote?

    • @divyanshsahu4381
      @divyanshsahu4381 2 місяці тому +1

      Wow! Thanks for the wonderful quote.

    • @divyanshsahu4381
      @divyanshsahu4381 2 місяці тому +27

      ​@@shabbirmufaddalone interpretation would be- A person has to be in a state of surrender and vulnerability to receive love and care.

  • @Exurb1a
    @Exurb1a 4 місяці тому +447

    The artwork was absolutely beautiful. Thank you Reza Riahi

  • @Ozist0088
    @Ozist0088 4 місяці тому +1479

    TED-ed's animators are phenomenal!

  • @ereny070
    @ereny070 4 місяці тому +946

    "If I explain love, I would be ashamed;
    If you feel it, you know that words fall short."
    - Mesnevi

    • @BambinoBunoBuno
      @BambinoBunoBuno 4 місяці тому +1

      Deep! ❤

    • @WAKEupZORRO
      @WAKEupZORRO 4 місяці тому +1

      Insane! ❤

    • @BambinoBunoBuno
      @BambinoBunoBuno 4 місяці тому +1

      @@WAKEupZORRO IKR, THAT'S SI OBVIOUS YET WE NEVER THINK ABOUT IT

    • @gauravc911
      @gauravc911 4 місяці тому +1

      Wow

    • @mr.t3499
      @mr.t3499 2 місяці тому

      these lines from which book,whose translation?

  • @Justaprix
    @Justaprix 4 місяці тому +500

    3:19 Important Note:
    Rumi being described as the Moon which reflects the light of Shams' Sun...
    Shams means Sun itself in Arabic.

    • @WassupZorro
      @WassupZorro 4 місяці тому +2

      but arent tey persian?

    • @Justaprix
      @Justaprix 4 місяці тому +33

      @@WassupZorro Persian has a lot of loan words from Arabic.

    • @hiareeb
      @hiareeb 3 місяці тому +5

      The names are generally Arabic

    • @ZaxorVonSkyler
      @ZaxorVonSkyler 3 місяці тому +4

      Moon Moon meets Sun Sun!

    • @Justaprix
      @Justaprix 3 місяці тому +4

      @@ZaxorVonSkyler Moon is Qamar I believe

  • @sinankarasu.
    @sinankarasu. 4 місяці тому +2741

    "I am Layla. The problem is you are not Majnun."

    • @smolblacquecat7148
      @smolblacquecat7148 4 місяці тому +105

      I think this reads as "I am Layla. The problem is you are not crazy"

    • @C-Farsene_5
      @C-Farsene_5 4 місяці тому +4

      🗿🗿

    • @yuudachi8223
      @yuudachi8223 4 місяці тому +74

      ​@smolblacquecat7148 his name is majnun(مجنون)
      But i think the point is that you're not madly in love with me like majnun(crazy)

    • @jenkar5716
      @jenkar5716 4 місяці тому +13

      That is not written by rumi. It was written by an Azerbaijani poet called Nizaumi Gajnavi

    • @aminyt8742
      @aminyt8742 4 місяці тому +24

      ​@@jenkar5716 My brother in christ, Ganjavi was Persian.
      There isn't a single poetry of him in Turkish.

  • @noturtypesry
    @noturtypesry 4 місяці тому +396

    "Oh, love isn't there to make us happy, I believe it exists to show us how much we can endure "
    ~ Hermann Hesse.
    Respect.

    • @honor9lite1337
      @honor9lite1337 4 місяці тому +3

      It's a perspective.

    • @noturtypesry
      @noturtypesry 4 місяці тому +3

      ​@@honor9lite1337 Yes it is but it's true. One will know only if they have fallen in love.

    • @bananaiceream
      @bananaiceream Місяць тому

      Where did he say that? I've read a couple of his books and I don't remember that quote 😅

    • @happyasiangirlfrankfurt2644
      @happyasiangirlfrankfurt2644 Місяць тому

      @@bananaiceream Because it is not a quote by Mauwlana, it is by Hermann Hesse. I don't know why someone would write something by Hermann Hesse under a video that is about Mauwlana. People....

  • @MutlulukVerenBilgi
    @MutlulukVerenBilgi 4 місяці тому +338

    "Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
    There is a field. I'll meet you there."

    • @BangchansGrass
      @BangchansGrass 4 місяці тому +4

      Can you tell me where this is from

    • @MutlulukVerenBilgi
      @MutlulukVerenBilgi 4 місяці тому +11

      @@BangchansGrass Translated from Persian by Coleman Barks and John Moyne, from The Essential Rumi, published by HarperCollins. Copyright © 1995 by Coleman Barks. Reprinted with the permission of Coleman Barks.

    • @BangchansGrass
      @BangchansGrass 4 місяці тому +2

      @@MutlulukVerenBilgi thanks ❤❤❤

    • @saptarshichakraborty7027
      @saptarshichakraborty7027 2 місяці тому +2

      Rockstar❤

    • @mmendi1114
      @mmendi1114 2 місяці тому +6

      We studied that one of the fundamentals of philosphy is, regarding contradictions, a statement and its denial cannot both be true at the same time, and then when you study Mollana you understand that, to quote Tagore, the contradiction of existence merge themselves and are lost in love; Only in love are unity and duality not at variance. Love must be one and two at the same time.... and so in the context of love....this is true and in the context of this world no two contradictory statements can be true at once... that field Mollana is talking about is the united field of love!

  • @arindamacharya6490
    @arindamacharya6490 4 місяці тому +285

    Reminds of a quote:
    "Science, medicine, engineering these are all noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life.
    But music, poetry, love these are what we stay alive for."
    (Dead Poets Society)

    • @Iluvbabaganush123
      @Iluvbabaganush123 2 місяці тому +4

      "Science, medicine, engineering are poetries to the minds that marvel and find solace in it" - ILoveBabaganush123

    • @B.G_Glyphs
      @B.G_Glyphs 2 місяці тому

      Professor John Keating, eh?

  • @parneiyan
    @parneiyan 4 місяці тому +136

    As an Iranian, I'm happy with how you depict this beautiful story with intricacies in only 6 minutes, and to my surprise, you are a non-profit institution. The work that a lot of money, famous characters, and cinematic equipment couldn't do the near. Thanks for your determination to spread knowledge and love❤

    • @safaqksd2827
      @safaqksd2827 2 місяці тому

      Is it that you didnt know love until you watched this animatic video??

    • @cameronschyuder9034
      @cameronschyuder9034 2 місяці тому

      @@safaqksd2827it could be they were already exposed to this story but found that TedEd presented it in a way that really impressed them

  • @atiyapathan3619
    @atiyapathan3619 3 місяці тому +55

    "The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart."
    ~Rumi

  • @Solotocius
    @Solotocius 4 місяці тому +449

    Fun fact: "Rumi" is his alias which translates to "the Roman". This is because during those times, Middle Eastern peoples referred to Anatolia as "Al Rum", meaning "Rome". And since Rumi was living in Anatolia when he got especially popular, he was referred to as such.

    • @jrhooman
      @jrhooman 4 місяці тому

      Funny how anything related to love ultimately gets associated with the Romans.

    • @dovepiranha6543
      @dovepiranha6543 4 місяці тому +42

      But the funnier fact is: the one we know as "RUMI" is neither Anatolian nor Turk! He was Persian and his poems are also in Persian !

    • @bblunder
      @bblunder 4 місяці тому +13

      Likewise, the name of the state that ruled Anatolia at that time was Sultanate of Rum. Later that usage decreased and the name Turqia popularised. Modern country gets its name from here.

    • @Solotocius
      @Solotocius 4 місяці тому +26

      @@dovepiranha6543 that is indeed correct, however it does not make him any less important to Turkic history as well.

    • @joeshar.
      @joeshar. 4 місяці тому +9

      The state in which he has lived was also called Seljuk of Rum

  • @Mystic_Paths
    @Mystic_Paths 10 днів тому +4

    To truly love others, you first need to love yourself. This means accepting your flaws, celebrating your strengths, and treating yourself with kindness and compassion. When you love and value yourself, you can offer genuine love without needing others to fill your emotional gaps.

  • @avonord
    @avonord 4 місяці тому +67

    I went to Konya in central Turkey and saw Rumi’s tomb. And I also saw his followers’ unique way of dancing. Thanks for the video for providing more context

    • @UlasMT
      @UlasMT 4 місяці тому +1

      Dervish*

    • @angryprashlikevideoenlishtv
      @angryprashlikevideoenlishtv 2 місяці тому +1

      Just come to truth man. Islam is the truth. May Allah guide you to the truth.

  • @kh0034
    @kh0034 4 місяці тому +312

    Couple of sayings come to mind. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" and "A glass half empty or half full".

  • @kashurintellectual5623
    @kashurintellectual5623 4 місяці тому +90

    "I am the servant of the Qur'an as long as I have life.
    I am the dust on the path of Muhammad, the Chosen one.
    If anyone interprets my words in any other way,
    I deplore that person and I deplore his words."
    ~Rumi

    • @Nixo77
      @Nixo77 3 місяці тому +1

      Beautiful.

    • @Philosophy-c4m
      @Philosophy-c4m 2 місяці тому +11

      All praise belongs to Allah.
      Alhamdulillah

    • @RedIria
      @RedIria 2 місяці тому +4

      He probably had to defend himself like this all the time, based on what the video said and how the conservatives see and treat Sufis.

    • @kashurintellectual5623
      @kashurintellectual5623 2 місяці тому +2

      @@RedIria Rumi deplores you and deplores your words

    • @RedIria
      @RedIria 2 місяці тому

      @@kashurintellectual5623 like conservatives deplored the Sufis? You make my point.

  • @v0x1z70
    @v0x1z70 4 місяці тому +64

    3:18 "seeing himself as the moon reflecting the light of shams' sun" What makes this line all the more poetic is the fact that shams in Arabic literally translates to sun

  • @HiThere-fq1om
    @HiThere-fq1om 4 місяці тому +30

    the final frame of the tree. many of you dont understand the reference, but in Persian, that tree is called "beed-e Majnoon".
    The artist of this video is amazing for putting that reference out in the video! well done reza!

  • @alibesharatian4277
    @alibesharatian4277 2 місяці тому +78

    Most of the genius of poetry is lost in translation, and yet the works of Rumi, Hafez, and other Persian poets are mind-blowing in other languages. Imagine reading them in Persian… Perhaps the greatest privilege Iranians have by birth is to read the work of Iranian poets in its original Persian.

    • @Analysis_Paralysis
      @Analysis_Paralysis 2 місяці тому +1

      And Tajikistanis and Afghans. Persian ≠ Iranian.

    • @alibesharatian4277
      @alibesharatian4277 2 місяці тому +2

      @@Analysis_Paralysis totally agree my friend and fellow Persian :)

  • @Sincere_Keve
    @Sincere_Keve 4 місяці тому +158

    Dr. Taqi Usmani said soooo true about the love:
    محبت کیا ہے دل کا درد سے معمور ہو جانا
    متاعِ جاں کسی کو سونپ کر مجبور ہو جانا.
    Meaning. "What is love? It's becoming filled with the pain of the heart, It's being compelled to give someone the treasure of life."
    قدم ہے راہِ الفت میں تو منزل کی ہوس کیسی
    یہاں تو عین منزل ہے تھکن سے چور ہو جانا
    Meaning : On love's path, why yearn for the distant goal's embrace?Here, the journey's end lies in the solace of weary space."
    بسا لینا کسی کو دل میں دل ہی کا کلیجہ ہے
    پہاڑوں کو تو بس آتا ہے جل کر طور ہو جانا
    Meaning "Embracing someone in the heart is akin to securing the very essence of one's soul,Mountains may crumble to ashes, only through the fervent blaze of transformation."(When Moses(as) attempted to see the God mountain crumbled but not him.)
    This is the Parfait Armour LOVE not the high school crush...

    • @Tubayuno
      @Tubayuno 4 місяці тому +2

      May Allah swt preserve our beloved Sheikh

    • @Sincere_Keve
      @Sincere_Keve 4 місяці тому +2

      @@Tubayuno bruh.. your subscription somehow matches with mine .

    • @Tubayuno
      @Tubayuno 4 місяці тому +2

      @@Sincere_Keve Yes! Just checked, always thought I'm an odd one, good to see you friend!

    • @Esin-sv7xh
      @Esin-sv7xh 4 місяці тому +1

      Is it Persian or Arabic?

    • @youtubeuser1946
      @youtubeuser1946 4 місяці тому +4

      ​@@Esin-sv7xh Urdu

  • @one93media
    @one93media 2 місяці тому +10

    I can't fathom we have access to such incredible art and information, with phenomenal visuals, beautiful narration and jaw-dropping esthetics, telling the stories of a long gone poet and mystic from a far remote place for most of us.
    And all that, from the confort of our homes, without paying or any efforts.
    What a time to be alive. Thank you Ted-Ed.

  • @barakzai555
    @barakzai555 4 місяці тому +301

    It's important to note that Rumi was a devout muslim his entire life. Once his poetry got introduced to the west, they have tried to detach him (and continue to do so) from his religion. HIs original works is not in English so when it is translated, it is secularized to leave out any mention of Religion or his deep roots to his faith, a truly sinister act.

    • @zulamy3472
      @zulamy3472 4 місяці тому +6

      It wouldn't be relatable if they didn't

    • @mahdi.n9722
      @mahdi.n9722 4 місяці тому +10

      And he wasn't from RUMA he born in. Balkh and Iran he was Persian and

    • @mena5408
      @mena5408 4 місяці тому +13

      this ! its already hard to grasp the meaning of things in different languages but harder when the context is taken out

    • @enayatmoradi4575
      @enayatmoradi4575 4 місяці тому +4

      @@mahdi.n9722iran and balkh that doesnt sound right bro
      He was from khorasn the province of balkh which todays afghanistan
      Do better bro

    • @mahdi.n9722
      @mahdi.n9722 4 місяці тому +3

      اون مثل شما دری صحبت نمی‌کرده فارسیش به ایران نزدیک تره

  • @sophiaisabelle01
    @sophiaisabelle01 4 місяці тому +47

    The meaning of love is found deep within. Because what you see is what you receive. So if you fall for the wrong person, fear not. For if the eyes are meant to see real beauty on the inside and not superficial surface that cracks when you go deeper into the altar.

  • @honeybun3484
    @honeybun3484 4 місяці тому +54

    0:15 This coming out on my birthday while having a hard time with my love and perception of it. It's really nice.

  • @zeype6705
    @zeype6705 4 місяці тому +13

    i'm so happy to see Rumi content as he is one of the most important figures the world ever seen.

  • @U-wabo
    @U-wabo 4 місяці тому +86

    I LOVE this animation style!!!

  • @craigmerkey8518
    @craigmerkey8518 4 місяці тому +7

    At a very tumultuous time in my life due to the manipulation of specific family members, discovering Rumi helped me reframe my attachments from outward to inward! This catapulted me to a more solid positive direction! Thank you Rumi!

  • @ThrillSeeker3524
    @ThrillSeeker3524 4 місяці тому +139

    I wish everyone here all the love in the world ❤

    • @cattymajiv
      @cattymajiv 4 місяці тому +2

      Thank you very much. ❤

    • @Playtoallwins
      @Playtoallwins 4 місяці тому +1

      Thank you. And to you too @ThrillSeeker3524

    • @HasanNothing
      @HasanNothing 2 місяці тому

      😔

  • @ExpertManager-k8q
    @ExpertManager-k8q Місяць тому +2

    "Thank you for creating this magnificent and excellent work. In addition to the content of this work, which fills everyone with love for Persian literature, it would have been better if it clearly mentioned the Iranian origin of Rumi and Shams. Turkey was merely their place of residence and where they passed away."

  • @AaronLongin
    @AaronLongin 4 місяці тому +48

    "Nobody can ever measure the power of love and the consequences of it's power." words of a wise man.

  • @showkathayat7790
    @showkathayat7790 4 місяці тому +13

    "Be like the snow, wash yourself of your own self"
    "Keep breaking your heart until it opens" are amongst a few gems of Maulana Rumi, the great Persian mystical poet. His works have stood the test of time and shall continue to shelter us like an invincible fortress...good work Ted-ed. Your graphic and animation design team is impeccable, as always. Big fan

  • @pouya8221
    @pouya8221 4 місяці тому +5

    Absolutely fantastic video. While the animation and narration were fantastic as always the centrepiece for me was how you curated and taught the legacy of Rumi. As a Persian who's grown up in the west I have always been told about Rumi and my culture but to see it explained in a way that I can others can better understand brings me immense joy. Thank you very much Ted-Ed.

  • @snjezanap.7173
    @snjezanap.7173 2 місяці тому +61

    When you expect „how to love“ but get a rumi biography …

  • @raeggor
    @raeggor 20 днів тому +1

    I am mesmerized by the animation on this video, so artful and intentional.

  • @maylin2734
    @maylin2734 2 місяці тому +1

    I discovered Rumi's poetry through the book "The Forty Rules of Love" by Elif Shafak. It's a beautiful book that brought me a sense of peace and reminded me of the wonderful things in this world. Highly recommend 💗

  • @maizzztupid
    @maizzztupid 4 місяці тому +4

    I only knew of Rumi's existence because of one The Voidz's lyric: "Beyond ideas of right and wrong, there is a field. I will be meeting you there." But I didn't know there was so much behind him. Definitely going to do some research about him!

  • @MorsMorsMorsOvO
    @MorsMorsMorsOvO 4 місяці тому +36

    Poetry runs through my veins,
    Poetry opens the gates,
    The lines and rhymes made me go insane,
    After every session the poetry was never the same,
    Unrecognizable

  • @neelzlilly
    @neelzlilly 4 місяці тому +17

    I read a couple of Rumi's poem multiple times, the beauty was every time I read one, I found new meaning..
    It's legendary ❤

  • @syedmominnaqvi
    @syedmominnaqvi 3 місяці тому +3

    The animation is amazing
    Although it irked me that the dervishes were shown dancing with both hands up in the air. In reality, the right hand points toward the sky and the left one points to the earth; reflecting a ritual of taking from god and giving to the Earth.

  • @mrrecluse7002
    @mrrecluse7002 3 місяці тому +1

    I've been looking for a saying by Rumi, for years. I wonder if anyone can help me. I can only convey the gist of it. I may not remember a single word. Here goes......There will come a time when all the pain and suffering of life will be understood and will amount to nothing compared to this......Thank you.

  • @KafshakTashtak
    @KafshakTashtak 4 місяці тому +11

    Mowlana was just one of the many Persian poets. There are many more that talked about spirituality from different angles. Each had different philosophies to follow.
    Hafez is another one that is very respected globally as well. Gothe (German poet) was in love with his poetry. Iranians still use his poetry for fortune telling.
    Saadi Carnot (The scientist who defined second law of thermodynamics) was name Saadi, because his dad loved Saadi's (Persian Poet) poetry. Current Farsi language owes a lot to Saadi as many our current proverbs are taken out of his book Golestan.
    Ferdowsi wrote an epic, that is basically out unregistered history, and is very well known in Russia.

  • @achimnoeul_
    @achimnoeul_ 4 місяці тому +7

    I think I’m so lucky that I’m a native Farsi speaker and can understand their poems easily and with all my heart ❤️

  • @experienceunique
    @experienceunique 4 місяці тому +4

    Great video for Persian most famous Poet, I strongly recommend to people of West to read Hafez, Saadi, Khayam, and other Persian poets that have been ignored in the world today because of Iran's culture bycott

  • @logiclust
    @logiclust 4 місяці тому +24

    "I've read more than a hundred books
    Seen love mentioned many thousand times
    But despite all the places I've looked
    It's still no clearer, it's just not enough
    I'm still no nearer, the meaning of love"

    • @aljahidlaskar7513
      @aljahidlaskar7513 4 місяці тому

      Can you suggest me a book on love that you reread many times?
      Please reply

    • @logiclust
      @logiclust 4 місяці тому +1

      @@aljahidlaskar7513 Speak and Spell, A Broken Frame and Construction Time Again are three good ones to start with

    • @aljahidlaskar7513
      @aljahidlaskar7513 4 місяці тому

      @@logiclust are all the books fiction?

  • @UlasMT
    @UlasMT 4 місяці тому +2

    I have been to Rumi's tomb in Konya last year and it was really, really, really cool. He's my absolute favorite poet and philosopher.

  • @yassinghareeb5761
    @yassinghareeb5761 2 місяці тому

    My great friend at work recommended to me “The 40 Rules of Love” by Elif Shafak, introducing me to Sofism and it’s literature. Little did he knew that I would love it too much and dive deeper.
    Bless you Yassine wherever you are.

  • @HamidSultaniarts
    @HamidSultaniarts 4 місяці тому +4

    His full name was: Mawlana Jalal-e-din Mohammad Balkhi referring to his birth place "Balkh" which is located in the "Mazar Sharif" province of Afghanistan.

  • @JavedOnEarth
    @JavedOnEarth 4 місяці тому +1

    Proud of Rumi , a big philosopher and poet. I understand his poem in deep level cause he was from my khorasan (today Afghanistan) where I was born so as him speaking same language.❤

  • @herstorytellers
    @herstorytellers 4 місяці тому +4

    Mera yaar hai rab wargha, Ishq karun ya karun Ibadat ikko gal hai. Mein Masjid kyun jawan, mera yaar Khuda hai.
    Loosely (and poorly:)) translated: What purpose do I have in a Mosque?/ My beloved is God to me/ For me, loving and praying are one.

  • @asankajayaweera7212
    @asankajayaweera7212 4 місяці тому +13

    There is a wonderful novel called The Forty Rules of Love written by Elis Shafak. Please read it.

  • @Un_Pour_Tous
    @Un_Pour_Tous 4 місяці тому +23

    Love is one of the most intense feelings felt by man; another is hate. Forcing yourself to feel indiscriminate love is very unnatural. If you try to love everyone you only lessen your feelings for those who deserve your love. Repressed hatred can lead to many physical and emotional aliments. By learning to release your hatred towards those who deserve it, you cleanse yourself of these malignant emotions and need not take your pent-up hatred out on your loved ones.

    • @geeky.glee.
      @geeky.glee. 4 місяці тому +1

      "If you try to love everyone you only lessen your feelings for those who deserve your love"
      I really needed to hear that. Such a profound meaning in only a few words.

    • @shubhmishra3338
      @shubhmishra3338 4 місяці тому +5

      If your love isnt large enough to cover everyone, it isnt magnanimous and grandiose enough to be called love! Its only selfishness and restriction on the other.

    • @cattymajiv
      @cattymajiv 4 місяці тому

      @@shubhmishra3338 That's pure rubbish.

    • @geeky.glee.
      @geeky.glee. 4 місяці тому +1

      @@shubhmishra3338 That's a very saintly thought but we are just humans we feel pain, we get tired and confused. Loving everyone and not being reciprocated is something not everyone can deal with (doesn't mean we have to hate them for the unreciprocated love but we can be neutral and just move on). In all, this concept of love is a highly opinionated and subjective matter. There is no right answer.

    • @shubhmishra3338
      @shubhmishra3338 4 місяці тому +1

      @@geeky.glee. agree but I try to love everyone

  • @Abhishekmaitra2
    @Abhishekmaitra2 Місяць тому +1

    “The wound is the place where the light enters you” - this quote from Rumi changed my perspective of pain

    • @fatemah1422
      @fatemah1422 Місяць тому

      ياله من اقتباس عميق للغاية
      أحببته ❤❤❤

  • @alyserendipity
    @alyserendipity 4 місяці тому +6

    Coldplay used a snippet of Rumi’s poem, the Guest House, in their song Kaleidoscope. It’s so raw and beautiful, I sit and pause whenever I listen to it. “This being human is a guest house…”

  • @hoseinsafaei9920
    @hoseinsafaei9920 4 місяці тому +2

    Thank you for teaching people about these historical figures can’t wait to see what historical figure you guys will do next much love from Iran

  • @mohdasifkhan2889
    @mohdasifkhan2889 26 днів тому

    "To capture love whatever words I say
    Make me ashamed when love arrives my way,
    While explanation sometimes makes things clear
    True love through silence only one can hear"
    - Jalaluddin Mohammad Rumi

  • @jrhooman
    @jrhooman 4 місяці тому +5

    Incredible lesson and incredible animation. I am moved. Thank you for this

  • @susanarupolo2212
    @susanarupolo2212 2 місяці тому

    Very amazing I was reading Rumi ‘s poems and the algorithm brought Rumi to my screen.

  • @MohamedRasin-fo6yk
    @MohamedRasin-fo6yk 4 місяці тому +23

    My first love started...when I was born in a mother's stomach...
    It is non other than my mother and father...❤

    • @MohamedRasin-fo6yk
      @MohamedRasin-fo6yk 4 місяці тому +1

      @Based_Gigachad_001 I guess you were born in your father's stomach..!🤭

    • @MohamedRasin-fo6yk
      @MohamedRasin-fo6yk 4 місяці тому +2

      @Based_Gigachad_001 hey ,....let's be friends....!!
      I had a lot of bad time....let's speak something..!

    • @aminyt8742
      @aminyt8742 4 місяці тому +3

      ​@@MohamedRasin-fo6ykWell technically that could be correct too...

    • @cattymajiv
      @cattymajiv 4 місяці тому +1

      @Based_Gigachad_001 Why on earth are you so hostile?!

    • @SouravTechLabs
      @SouravTechLabs 4 місяці тому +1

      Bruh, mammals don't born in the stomach; they are born in the womb! Stomach is usually used for digestion of foods...

  • @dovepiranha6543
    @dovepiranha6543 4 місяці тому +7

    ❤Excellent and beautiful PERSIAN poetry. You should Know Persian to understand a little bit of the sea of spirituality in Molana's Poems

  • @ZileHuma-uh9xx
    @ZileHuma-uh9xx 4 місяці тому +2

    Today I completed Reading Fourty Rules Of Love and here is this video. About Love.❤

  • @nadahassan1387
    @nadahassan1387 4 місяці тому +2

    As a big fan of this channel I feel like I just have to say I'm kinda disappointed you didn't read the poems in its original language the translation made it shallow. Would have been so much better if the translation was written rather than doing the opposite especially that I noticed you love to hire native VA. Anyway, this is AMAZING video and really you can tell a lot of effort was put in it. Thank you!

  • @talnowair4059
    @talnowair4059 3 місяці тому +1

    The animation/ illustrations are fantastic!

  • @ufukkelesoglu3639
    @ufukkelesoglu3639 4 місяці тому +6

    "Be like you look or look like you are." -Rumi

  • @sarakareem1804
    @sarakareem1804 4 місяці тому +2

    I am an afghan and proud of his existence ever on the our soil. We the entire Persian will remember you in our deepest of deepest.

  • @sla4214
    @sla4214 25 днів тому

    The visuals in this video are on another level 👏🏼

  • @pihoo159
    @pihoo159 4 місяці тому +2

    Such a beautiful piece of animation this video is.

  • @Emininsweden
    @Emininsweden 2 місяці тому +9

    “You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean, in a drop.”
    Love from Turkiye, the home of Rumi.

  • @seyedaliebrahimi7152
    @seyedaliebrahimi7152 4 місяці тому

    Being able to read his poems is enough reason to learn farsi. It's an unexplainble, unbleivable and unique experience you would not find it anywhere in the entirety of world's literature. He was a holy genius!

  • @saraismail5632
    @saraismail5632 4 місяці тому

    Thank you for this. Rumi is a whole world that many are blind to.

  • @PardeepSingh-eu8zt
    @PardeepSingh-eu8zt Місяць тому

    Wow!! this is my favorite Ted-ed, absolutely beautiful!!!

  • @ilkinmusayev2906
    @ilkinmusayev2906 2 місяці тому

    A little remark. The original poem "Leyli and Majnun" was written by great Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi in 12th century who was born and lived in my home town Ganja then (the poem was wriiten in persian because then Azerbaijan was part of the Persian cultural sphere, thats why some people consider Nizami as persian poet)

  • @sakurakuroii7890
    @sakurakuroii7890 4 місяці тому

    I really do love Rumi! Thanks Ted for making such fabulous content

  • @poetaetoe8833
    @poetaetoe8833 4 місяці тому +5

    omg this animation style is amazing

  • @idresshinwari4763
    @idresshinwari4763 22 дні тому

    The city of Balkh in northern Afghanistan produced many other great historical personalities as well. Such as Rabia Balkhi,ibn sina balkhi,and Ismail samani. All people who influenced the region’s culture and history by a large margin.

  • @erkinking5961
    @erkinking5961 4 місяці тому +8

    اگر عالم همه پر خار باشد
    دل عاشق همه گلزار باشد
    If the world is full of thorns
    the heart of a lover will always be Garden

  • @KootFloris
    @KootFloris 4 місяці тому +3

    What Shakespeare is to theatre, Rumi is to Poetry, the GOAT. Strangely I personally like Hafiz better.

  • @Zainab-jb7lr
    @Zainab-jb7lr 2 місяці тому +1

    I am Layla the problem is you are not mujnoon.. so true! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, visions are so clouded by emotions

    • @Drade666
      @Drade666 17 днів тому

      @@Zainab-jb7lr true

  • @pgg-y4n
    @pgg-y4n 4 місяці тому +30

    Phenomenal! Shams and Rumi's story will forever be iconic thanks to Elif Shafak's "40 Rules Of Love"

    • @envahanime6220
      @envahanime6220 4 місяці тому +5

      Shams and Rumi's story always have been and will forever be iconic thanks to Divan-e-Shams, not some random writer's opinion on them. the number of people who love Rumi dwarfs the number of people who have read that book.

  • @lm1367
    @lm1367 2 місяці тому

    Wonderful animation on top of the very interesting talk!

  • @niyazimirvaiz846
    @niyazimirvaiz846 3 місяці тому

    It was an amazing vedio I didn't know it that Rumi was born in Afghanistan village Balkh ,how satisfying vedio it was the voice of girl who told all this story great voice ❤❤❤❤

  • @TalhaaArt
    @TalhaaArt 4 місяці тому

    I feel weird whenever i think of shams of tabrizi, i have very great respect for him and i at times felt like i had qualities in me which was in him too and it makes me feel very lost in this world.... I always loved rumi but my love for shams is on another level

  • @junaidbabar8446
    @junaidbabar8446 4 місяці тому

    Thank you for transferring this beautiful information to the world. ❤

  • @saniya1997
    @saniya1997 2 місяці тому

    The animation in the miniature drawing style was beautiful!

  • @Moonchlid
    @Moonchlid 2 місяці тому

    An awesome caption "how to love" ❤ I wish I could like this video more than once🔥💗

  • @yogibashbibi
    @yogibashbibi 2 місяці тому

    beautiful visually and the narrative! thanks

  • @CrisisndClarity
    @CrisisndClarity 2 місяці тому

    Beautiful!! I think you can also find immense, i deniable, industructable love residing with Rumi….

  • @Vivo119-jf4pp
    @Vivo119-jf4pp 4 місяці тому +2

    That quote hit hard 😢

  • @sspm6631
    @sspm6631 4 місяці тому +2

    His poems are so beautiful and lovely while in persian, but when they translate it it's like something is missing.
    The original poems have some sort of unique holy happiness.

  • @azizaturdiqulova1492
    @azizaturdiqulova1492 2 місяці тому

    Oh, Rumi! The king of the realm of words and meanings ©Elif Shafak "The fourty rules of Love" Such a mindblowing and unputdownable book.

  • @frzd
    @frzd 4 місяці тому +2

    Such beautiful animation 😍 also, Shams and Rumi were lovers

  • @GardenFootCreature
    @GardenFootCreature 4 місяці тому +11

    Sometimes i wish we were taught not to criticise and scrutinise, but to love.

    • @honor9lite1337
      @honor9lite1337 4 місяці тому +3

      The former is always more challenging and entertaining..

    • @Analysis_Paralysis
      @Analysis_Paralysis 2 місяці тому

      We have to learn both, because criticizing and scrutinizing are part of love.

    • @michaelyosef3430
      @michaelyosef3430 Місяць тому

      @@Analysis_Paralysis “Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” - Rumi. Love does not see the Critic in others. Love sees Itself in others, and so does not critic.

    • @Analysis_Paralysis
      @Analysis_Paralysis Місяць тому

      @@michaelyosef3430 Stop lecturing others, especially people who can read Rumi in his native language and don't have a shallow understanding of him or of love.
      The 'love' of an enabler is just egoism. True love doesn't enable people's toxicity.

    • @michaelyosef3430
      @michaelyosef3430 Місяць тому

      @@Analysis_Paralysis Speak for yourself. Do not go out and handle snakes and be a snake charmer when you yourself do not have an antidote to their poison.

  • @iamuseless0
    @iamuseless0 4 місяці тому +3

    Everyone should definitely watch " 3 signs of true love by sandeep maheshwari " , it's in hindi but it is also dubbed in english

  • @dollha19
    @dollha19 4 місяці тому

    this is my favourite Ted-ed ever!! The visuals are insanely inspiring 🧡

  • @amanAMAN01
    @amanAMAN01 4 місяці тому

    This is the best channel, teaching me all sorts of stuff

  • @Anabnormalelf
    @Anabnormalelf 4 місяці тому

    Thank you thank you for this

  • @محمدمهدیعلاییغیاثوند
    @محمدمهدیعلاییغیاثوند 4 місяці тому +11

    I am Iranian and I am proud to be a compatriot with Rumi

  • @princeofpersia4295
    @princeofpersia4295 17 днів тому

    "Anyone who knows me, should learn to know me again; for I am like the moon, you will see me with a new face everyday."
    Rumi, Muwlana.

  • @Nidhi_Maheshwari
    @Nidhi_Maheshwari 4 місяці тому

    The BGM especially towards the end
    So pure and serene 🌼