How Did Shams Transform Rumi’s Life Forever? (part 1/2) | Ghazal 2807 of Divan | Persian Mystical Poetry Podcast

Rasoul Rahbari-Ghazani Reyhaneh Davoodi-Kahaki  Music: https://www.youtube.com/@amirmohamdmonjezi What was the magnitude of Shams’ influence on Rumi? What did Rumi lose—and more importantly, what did he gain through this transformation? In this episode, we explore how love can turn a person mad, and why, for mystics like Rumi, this madness is the ultimate path to selflessness.   Visit our ⁠Academy of Mystic Poetics and Philosophy⁠, and check out our courses: https://immortalechoes.org/pages/courses  If you enjoy the content and wish to ⁠support our work⁠, your generosity helps us continue creating: https://immortalechoes.org/pages/donations Watch more from Persian Mystical Poetry Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqkz7b_183HHJERERmZ7fn8cYrLJOzvqy&si=m5l2JJfTOLetqpST Read my recent publications: https://istanbul.academia.edu/RasoulRahbariGhazani   #sufism #Islamic_mysticism #mysticism #Rumi #persianpoetry #persian_poem #Emanation #IbnArabi #fusus_al_hikam #molana #philosophy #Rumi_poetry_reading #greatest_Islamic_philosophers #Islamic_thought #rumi_poem #rumi_poetry #مولانا #مولانای_جان