Literature on Sufism by Lover of Ancient Wisdom It is very interesting that Rumi transformed literary works like Laila Manju into spiritual allegory depicting the intense devotional relationship between the aspirant- Bhakta and Divinity which overshadowed him and shines in his heart Terrestrial events are shadowing forth of celestial / cosmic phenomena in the world of Spirit That’s why the Law of Analogy and Correspondence rules in cosmos by which one can trace celestial pattern in terrestrial events. Rumi was one of spiritual Masters who knew the unity of the terrestrial and the celestial and could see man to be inseparably and essentially one with the celestial : microcosm and macrocosm are one. Saint Paul, another Master, said that this world is the mirror of the pure Truth Deity Itself differentiates itself into many and dwells in the heart of all This is the teaching of the Bhagavadgita. In the 13th chapter Krishna says that as one sun illuminates ...
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