Poetry of Rumi a Unifying Force of Civilizations by America.gov - Telling America’s Story
From America.gov, an interview with Nevit Ergin.
Listen to a Lecture By Dr. Ergin on Sufism and Mevlana
This lecture was given by Dr. Nevit O. Ergin at the International Association of Sufism Symposium on “Sufism and Self Discovery”.
Entitled: Way of Itlak and Sufism
Dr. Ergin, originally a citizen of Turkey, has traveled extensively in Central Asia, and the near and far east. He currently lives in California, working with the Society for Understanding Mevlana. He is the translator of numerous books on the writings of… Continue reading
Dîvân-i Kebîr 22 Volume Set Available Now
The complete Dîvân-i Kebîr 22 Volume Set (English translation), translated by Dr. Nevit O. Ergin, is now available, here, through the Society for Understanding Mevlana, and Echo Publications.
Captured in finely published books of… Continue reading
Creation and Perception
The following is an essay by Nevit Ergin:
“The soul is just a fish,
Wishes and desires are God’s fishing line.
What a wonderful thing this desire is.
A fisherman that sacrifices souls
The ant doesn’t have wings, but wishes to fly
And pierce the wall of Love’s palace.
Don’t call
You keep looking
You keep looking in a mirror in front of you,
Because there is no one like you
Except the image in the mirror
Where can I reach you,
Besides your image?
There is strength in the heart,
Soul and eye to see,
But where are you?
What is this anger? (V.7 P.405 G.155)
V.7 P.405 G.155
What is this anger?
You left me no food, and took my sleep away.
You turned your face from me,
Then directed me to the Mihrab[1].
You changed the taste in my mouth,
Translator’s Afterword
from The Rubais of Rumi Insane with Love Translator’s Afterword
If death didn’t come to Humans, we would be reasonably happy following the voice of reason as the most trustworthy guide in our lives. But death comes, sooner or later, without exception, making everything else obsolete.
The silence after an obituary defies all consolations of faith and makes any explanations based on reason futile. Reincarnation, hell, and heaven… Continue reading
Self
The nightingale says to the rose bud,
“Tell me, who is in your heart?
No one is around, we are alone.”
“We are not alone here,” the rose answers,
“As long as you are with yourself.
Don’t expect anything from me,
Get rid of yourself first.”
Know this well:
The eye of the needle of absence is very small,
It doesn’t allow folded thread to go through… Continue reading
Replicas of the Original Dîvân-i Kebîr
A limited number of Replicas of the Original Dîvân-i Kebîr are available through the society. Contact Us.
Transcribed in 1364, the Dîvân-i Kebîr is Mevlana Rumi’s masterpiece. An anthology of lyric poems that contains more than 40,000 verses, it is written in 14th century Khorasani… Continue reading
