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BUDDHA
and
RUMI
Identical Souls
Copyright
© 2017 Erdal Akdogan
By Erdal AKDOGAN
Author's Preface
I tried to bring together the words of these
two private figures who have contributed to the spiritual development of mankind
and bring out their similar aspects. I suppose that this mini book is
the first specialized work done in this regard.
I found it impressive that the words of these
two people who lived in different times, in different geographies and in
different beliefs, are almost identical and point out the same thing.
Their agelong guidance continues today in a
very effective way. In the words of mentors such as Ibn Arabi, Hafiz, Yunus
Emre, Osho, Echart, Mooji, you can find similar things they said hundreds of
years ago. The way they point out is the same. The words they said are
genuinely universal. These words shake every person deeply who is on the
spiritual path and their guidance continues impressively over time and space.
Life of Rumi
He was born in 1207 in the Belh region of
Horasan, in the town of Vakhsh in the
borders of Afghanistan. His father, Bahaeddin Veled, was a famous scholar of
the period and was known for his title "Sultan of the scholars".
There are widespread remarks that his ethnic origin is Persian, Tajik or Turk
although there are debates about it.
One
year after the death of his father, Bahaeddin Veled, Rumi went under the
spiritual decree of Sayyid Burhaneddin who came to Konya in 1232 and served him
for nine years. He died in 1273.
Rumi is one of the most prolific scholars in his religion Islam. He has
brought a universal breath to the religion, far above its time. His masterpiece
is Mesnevi. His epithet is Celâleddin. The title of "Mevlânâ" in the
sense of "our master" has been spoken to honor him. Hudâvendigâr,
another agnomen, is given to Rumi by his father and comes from the meaning of
"sultan''. Rumi is called Mevlana in Anatolia where he lived as well as he
called Belhî in the city he was born. He was also mentioned with the name of
Mullah Hunkar and Moll-yi Rûm because of his profession. Mevlâna Celâleddin-i Rumi, known as "Mevlana" in today's eastern
world, is very influenced by Shams Tabrizi, he has fallen in divine love and
has searched God in the image of man.
Life of Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama's birth and death dates are not certain. It is estimated
that he was born in 563 BC. He was born in Lumbini near the Nepal
His father Suddhodana is the king of the
Sakya tribe. His family gave him the name "Siddharta" which means
" He Who Achieves His
Goal". The name
"Shakyamuni" indicates his origins.
Siddhartha
Gautama lives in a palace in early years of his life. His father desired his
son Siddharta to be the next king after him, did not allow his son leaving away
from the royal palace so he would not see senility, sickness and death on the
streets.
Siddharta Gautama has become aware of what life really is when he is 29
years old, he realized that richness, luxurious life does not bring happiness,
that people's sufferings and meaningless of his own life.
Siddharta Buddha left his city when he was 29 years old, leaving his
newborn son Rahula and his wife Yasodhara behind and went to search for the way
to the salvation of the sufferings and pain.
For six years, he has wandered around in the Ganges valley like
pilgrims, and has frequently practiced the teachings of the ascetism. However,
he has found out that these religions and knowledges were not serving his
purpose and he gave up. After leaving them, he first began to look for his own
way through deep-thinking techniques (Meditation) and described it as "middle
way."
In
the world, his general name is "Buddha".
He is known as the founder of Buddhism.
Source: Wikipedia.org
What you seek is
seeking you. Rumi
What you think, you become.
Buddha
People define themselves with what they do,
with their words, with their actions, with what they think. The key to what
kind of life we will live is hidden in us. What we live is nothing but in a way
putting in words our very selves. The person reflects himself in another way of
expressing. Everyone read himself along with what he lives.
Everything happened to us are reflections of
our inner state, whether we accept it or not. If what comes out first starts
glazed within us and life is nothing but these secrets coming to light, then we
must look inside ourselves to change things. We have to bring our thoughts
together, get rid of scattered thoughts and we have to think in that way in
order for our life to have the things we want in the universal rules of life.
Love is cure. Love is power. Love is the magic
of changes. Rumi
Hatred
does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. Buddha
There is a wise saying, "to
look in terms of eternity". It has been told for us to see the big picture
and understand the casual relationship in our lives instead of looking with
daily angles. Love is modest and light. Hatred is exaggerated and heavy, that
is why it seems more real and convincing. Whereas love is real. Love contains
mercy, forgiveness, understanding, faith, respect, acceptance, awareness. One
will open our soul to eternity and the other will throw us into a cell. Love is
healing, medicine, and the language of the universe.
