Remember only in another person’s heart can you truly see yourself and the presence of God within you. But eventually it is the best to find a person who will be your mirror. Solitude is better for us, as it means being alone without feeling lonely. When you are lonely, it is easy to delude yourself into believing that you are on the right path. Loneliness and solitude are two different things.That which cannot be put into words can only be grasped through silence. When you step into the zone of love, language, as we know it becomes obsolete. Most of problems of the world stem from linguistic mistakes and simple misunderstanding.Intellect is always cautious and advises, ‘Beware too much ecstasy’, whereas love says, ‘Oh, never mind! Take the plunge!’ Intellect does not easily break down, whereas love can effortlessly reduce itself to rubble. Intellect ties people in knots and risks nothing, but love dissolves all tangles and risks everything. Intellect and love are made of different materials.But if you are still in need of knowing where exactly His abode is, there is only one place to look for him: in the heart of a true lover. You can study God through everything and everyone in the universe, because God is not confined in a mosque, synagogue or church.Knowing your ego will lead you to the knowledge of God. Meet, challenge and ultimately prevail over your nafs (self, psyche, soul) with your heart. Make your heart your primary guide! Not your mind. The path to the Truth is a labour of the heart, not of the head.
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If we see God as full of love and compassion, so are we. If God brings to mind mostly fear and blame, it means there is too much fear and blame welled inside us.
The book is special because it is narrated not only by its main and side characters but also by Shams of Tabrizi and the great mystic poet Rumi, and gives them a voice that for the people of this age is comprehensible. It would not just do that but it will untie you from religion and take you into the light of individualism. Looking at life not only from it’s high points but also gazing at it from the lowest this world has to offer will change the way any person will look at love. Having found this book at the right time in my life and understanding love with great seriousness one might feel in absolute oblivion after understanding these simple rules but the vast meaning behind them. Some might find this book religious and perhaps it is but to a person seeking a truth beyond religion this book is the easiest way to understand life and this world.
We are all whirling dervishes but our hearts wander to different kinds of love and the book explains that each of these kinds make sense and that each is as pure as the love of God. The book symbolises the very existence of love in every little object. The 40 rules of love, does not fail to show life from every prospect, from the eyes of a beggar, to the eyes of a drunk and from the eyes of a prostitute. The book goes on explaining each of the 40 rules of love in a manner that is so subtle yet so intelligible that it is hard for one to see such truths in broad daylight whereas otherwise some might feel the need to go to extreme lengths to make sense. The book follows on with not only one story but stories of men and women belonging to the time of the 13th century.
Ela Rubenstein, the unhappy 40 year old who is suffering from a midlife crisis is shown into light when she starts reading a manuscript of a book written by an mysterious writer named Aziz Z. Zahara in life but, it is true that one would be able to comprehend the 40 rules of love that shape our existence and the life we lead. Now, not all would be fortunate enough to find an Aziz Z. It is no surprise that the plot of this book sets us in a place that we have all at some point found ourselves in, and that is midlife crisis.