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I Sptmb 2009 my wif d I ivd i Itb, o t iig pit oftwo gt mpi d ti mjo t of igio d t if. O pw to pd w i tt mgifit ity, t tv ot d viit t itoiiti d it og t Mdit ot, d ftwd vt id to tt of t oty, w w wod viit Rmi tomb i Koy d go iig iCppodoi, d fiy t to Itb. Bt My A d I xmid mo

fy t gt dit btw p, w izd tt o joy w mtoo mbitio fo t w, o w tty odd tt w wodt v ttim d gy to tv to Koy. Yt wi my f mid ptd t ii-ood of ot goig t, my t pd fo fidig wy.

Ov t xt two w w viitd t mjti moq d mm ofItb, xpod t mbig tmp d tow of Ep, omd t id of S, d fqtd t id op of Ftiy. It w ow timfo t t g of o joy, o w bodd ovigt b dd to iv

Dr. Charles Burack is chair of Undergraduate Psychology at John F. Kennedy University. A widely publishedwriter and award-winning scholar, he is author of two books: D. H. Lw Lgg of SdExpi (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005) andSog to My Bovd (Sacred Arts, 2004). He is completingtwo new books, one on integral spirituality and the other on creativity. He is actively involved in interfaitheducation, arts, counseling, and chaplaincy and can be reached at www.charlesburack.com.

th Hai spii f rmi

Charles Burack

Sufi Heart; photo, Cetta Kenney


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p! It btig widy! It mt b t-ig m w v to om b dviit Rmi tomb! Ti my b ooy oppotity. Wo ow? W myv b i Ty gi.

W ty to fid wy to fit it i,My A id, piy. Myb w top o o wy b to Itb.

Y, t do tt fo .W t bot it i t mo-

ig. Lt gt om p.My A od y d

qiy f p, bt I w too xitdto p. Looig otid, tyig to pito t d byod t og-itigwy, I mmbd fgmt ofo of Rmi qti, T bz

t dw t to t yo. Dotgo b to p. Yo mt fo wtyo y wt. Dot go b to p.I w wt I y wtd: to viitRmi tomb. Bt w w i biit? Wt did it oo i? I imgidit w imp, mb tomb odi m, modt bidig, pobby

t vy p w Rmi d ivd,tdid d tgt fo my y. Iimgid t wod b it dpd od t tomb, d fwdf of dvot tdig o bowigi fvid yt qit py. Pp om

w odig d i i d qi-ty tig zikr. I wodd ow ft it w fom t t b ttio.

Wod w b b to w t o vto t ot b? Bfo mbigo o tip, I d md Koy w qit tow f fom y mjo ity.

t xt moig i Gom, o ofCppodoi mot fmo iig -t. W w xtd fom o xi-

tig tv d oo f p i tomfotb iig t. T big btoppd vy op of o to giv btoom b, bt o o bod wimmdity f p gi.

I t midd of t igt ftdiftig ito dp p I w ddywd. My t w btig widy.

Wt w goig o? It w pit b it b xpt fo t gow of t div

d bod. I ood ot t widowd od t w w o mjoxpwy i g ity. Sig ttffi ig, I w t wod Koy.Cod w b i Koy?, I wodd.My t bg btig v ft, dI otid wtig t ig bovt xpwy d o t odig

bidig. T wod Koy ppdgi d gi. I d fowd dd t div,

A w i Koy?Y, ti i Koy.I w mzd b w w

d ood t o mp it ppd ttKoy w f fom t ot ot-ig Ftiy d Gom. Exitdy Itd to My A, wo y wow op. W i Koy! I id.

Ry?Y, Koy. My t wo m

My heart woke me up!Its beating wildly! It mustbe telling me we have tocome back here and visitRumis tomb!

I knew what I really wanted:to visit Rumis tomb

Creativeen

Counters

Cha Back


3/12


o oo pip og, wi tti vid i pp fom -dig wv of o d god o, to

mod of p owi to, to owof gy oy tt, to xp of imgg to potb, to mp ofy md potto. Cvd ito omof t o d om, w ito t iid, it om d, my bit by y Citi

wo fd Rom, Mim d Pipto d id tmv i ti

mot gio.O o od igt i ti dty

qit tow I d mzig dm.My A d I i oty i tMidd Et o Ai. W otid body of wt, pp iv, otm. Tod of ot foig o t to wit dmottio

of ow t o mo t t wtito om id of op. W it dow t wt dg xt to yog op

wit bby. T wt m tofom tm o pod. My A gooff to gt omtig wi I tbio p t op. T womi fidy d mi t m. W My

A t, w ty to pit wt w v witd t mo doig.My A pt om igdit, itbot o pt, ito t tm. Ty t wt to g to bot,bt t bot m vy ti to m. I omo y, Yo d to mix it o it wi ty t t f. Aotpo t y, no, it t id tttomtiy mix ito t wt. I tt t od po i pobbyigt, bt I o tt t otiofow of t wt tdiy dit t

Wtv it w i w Rmi ivdt i t 13t ty, it w ow g b t wit my mod

bidig.

Evty my mid xd, d Idiftd off to p. I t y mo-

ig w ivd i Gom d ttftoo diovd tt it ivd p toit pttio i pdi. T i pt wit i d vy td-dd wit ftti o, om dimy md of dd voi. T tig tt v bptd by food, wid d i. Somof t iid ood i git op

Carved into some of thecones and columns, as wellas into the hillsides, areancient homes and churches

Cappadoccia; photo, Cetta Kenney


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y ty do. Fiy, I if I o. H y tt t ig dd pi d tt ty dot ow

tm to foig. T p doo t md mto gi mid. F o o w m, y tdp d tt

to w. Iiz ibot to tm to pii-t igi pog. Im oodd xitd

by ti po-pt. A Ifoow im,I oid

wt I od t im I v p-tiiptd i piit ig bfo

w d vio ig it. I mtt to v my ptiiptio i

t it b I dot wt imto ti I m m, d yt I mw I v d om powf itd i wy v td i mv tog I dot oid myfo. I v o ivd ig fom

Afi d Idi m. A I o-id wt to v my ow ivov-mt i piit ig, I w p,pp b My A bmpd m w tig ov i bd. I woy t dm didt fii b I

w ooig fowd to witig t

bot. I y to My A, I ti wd to ptitio off pt of t wto tt t bot miti it o-

ttio. S m dbio bot ti,bt I xpit piipof ditio to, d g to tyit. W pti-tio off ptof t wtd t ddt ig-dit. Tbot o- t t i o i di tid.Pp w

v tt tbot.

I o tt tmo b to tfom t tmito wpo of w: ty m my tm dib, pp

v poioo. At t poit i tdm I m wit o of t Ai d im t v m fo tmo. H t m t m. I t im if ty do piit ig. H

In reflecting on the dreamI realized that maybe itwas part of my calling tobecome a spiritual heal-er, but that would requireboth further training andformal initiation.

Healers; original art, Lonnie Hanzon


5/12


. . . A Ab. Hy.T xt dy My A d I di-

d o t tip to Itb. O

ot ow d tod m it w poibto v y i t moig fo Koy,iv od oo, pd f dy tRmi tomb, d t t ov-igt b to Itb. Tt i xty

wt w didd to do.

O Fidy moig w too ty b to Koy d ivd i tt b ttio t o t.Fom t w gt dolmush tttoo o widig ot tog tity. Aft bot foty mit w bg

ig ig fo t Mv CtCt. Tt mt b it, I togt, itpobby t t, mm d mom. How xitd I ft! W

w ty goig to viit Rmi tomb!T dolmush t off g,

itity digd bidig tt Imd w t Mv t. It d

g iv dom ttdd by y ofm dom d df of towigmit. A w ppod t womdifi, my body w tmbig d ytig p. How tiig d movigto b ppoig t om d bip of mzig m big.Soo w diovd tt t bidig wot t Mv Mm bt fmomoq, t Simiy Cmii, bit bySi, t fmo Ottom itt. Am tod tt t mm w jtbid t moq.

piit ig d ig fom it.Pp I wod o v d fo ig fo myf. W I tod My

A t dm, id it oddimpott d ogd m to witit dow.

I ftig o t dm I izdtt myb it w pt of my ig tobom piit , bt tt wodqi bot ft tiig d fomiititio. I owdgd tt I w bit figtd by t popt of bom-

ig , d yt I d tt itmigt b omtig I od ppv mt do. I v d piit -ig d ot tfomtiv poi my o Kbb, itfitpiit ditio, d tpopyoogy, d my tdt vid ow ig d tfomtiv t

po w. At ti jt i myif, it md mtt of wt oot I wtd to go to t xt tp dppti wit mt . I vowdto py bot ti. Idd, I w wit-ig dow t dm, I pyd tt Godp ow m if piit ig i ptof my ig, d if o, wit wom I

od ppti o ow I od f-t my tiig d iititio. I tpy I o xpd my dp di tomt mi i Ty. A Iodd t py, I izd I ddto t My A tt it w titt w go to Rmi tomb. It t mtt Rmi w ot oy gt piitmt d pot bt pobby o -m. H i o of t gt piit tt wd d wod o ti pt,I wot i my jo. Pp I wiv iv iititio fom i piit!

How thrilling and moving tobe approaching the home

and burial place of such anamazing human being.

th Hai spii f rmi


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igt. Etig t d doowy itot vo vtib w w mg-ifit dipy of Abi igpy o

t w d vtd iig.

Loo t to v bov tdoo, My A id xitdy,

poitd to v fmd v mb-id wit igpy. Ty mt vipid Bt!

Y, I dt izd tt ti idof wo dtd b o f.

I Itb w d mt Sfi titmd Bt wo did igpy odid v moty divi m wit-t i fowig, god i. Idd, wd pd btif f wit A

witt i god d mbid wit wit d bow tim.

A w movd fom t vtib ito

W wd od t moq, do o t ot id, w og ifomig i fot of by ompx

of bidig. Sig t i, I od fom t f d ot tt t w pop fom Eop, Ai dAfi. I ppod wom tfot of t i d d if ti wt Mv Mm. S id it w.Fom t, I od t wpobby Gm.

W got i i d witd bify to

t t t. Aft pyig omi- f, w td t otyd. Tompx oitd of ot to d

wood bidig o two id, w ow of bot to bidig

wit dom d tow, d op dig ito gd. Stdigot git t p b y bov tot bidig w impiv piymit, d by w gogo t-qoi tt ftd yid toppdby ftd o d dotd t ti

jt by d bd fid wit god Abi igpy. T otyd dtwo foti d w owdd witpop, om tig pit. I wtdto fi fom big toit d toitd mi pigim.

Wod yo i to go dity toRmi tomb? I d My A.

Y. It too owdd ot . Ltfid t tomb.

A ig vd tt t tomb wi t bow bidig dity to o

Courtyard,

RumisTomb,Konya,

Turkey;photo,CettaKen

ney

I felt like a pilgrim whohad finally arrived at his

holy destination.

Cha Back


7/12


impiv tomb t t f d of tmb. I wd qity, mdittiv-y. Hdd of ot dvot wd

d of m, it o qity pyig.At t I tood bfo Rmi tomb.It w miv mb opg tpo iv ptfom d ovd wit b vvt qit mboidd wit v- fom t Q. My big bmvy ti. I witd to f Mv p- mo dpy d t pyd it-y fo t piit qiti I oitd

wit im: bidig pio d ovfo God, ttig wiig d bi-ity to ff fo t of tt ov, ig pity to fid mig dv i tt ffig, poti pow toxp my dotio of God d ipiot to ov d v t So of

A, d widom tt td y

ig tditio.I ft vy o to Rmi piit. I

d tt wod p m iv mypiit pitio. A Jw I w idto py dity to God, ot to ivigo dd po. Tog I w t

w fmo bbi wo d ottdt o of dptd g d it fo

piit dvi d ppot, I d vb ogd to gg i tt p-ti d idd d y do o.

I td to My A. H fw ti d pf, d ppdto v jt fiid py, wimt v b vy pofod too.

W podd to t by tombof Rmi ft d o d itytoo i ti p fo itt wi.T w td t djt mb

w t mm w. I w mzdto Rmi vtmt d t, om

t mi mb, I w dzzd by tgod w d miv pi p-potig t ig vtd iig. Ti

f w dotd wit xtodi-y igpy w dzzig fod gomti dig. Fom t iigg g mp d di, do it id of t mb w doz- of tomb of difft iz bdd

wit oof ot ov d toppdwit bidd ot t. T dd ptomb ood i g, mboidd

tt. Pd vd tt ti w ot jt t p w Rmi w bidbt w i tiv d d of iOd d o b tombd.

I m i w, My A id ofty.

T o m ov i !Y, o m ov d bty d

v!I ft i pigim wo d fiy

ivd t i oy dtitio. Ti w wodf d tg fig fo Id v bfo togt of myf pigim. I oitd t wod pigim

wit Citi pigimg to Jm,Btm d Gi. Tog I dt v piit joy to Id Idi, I d ot oidd myf pigim. I w , xpo, woipp, bt ot pigim. Btpp I w fo I d dtt joy to oy p wit t

ittio of dpig my piit if.My of big movd of myt big d body tmbig id I td t momd owy pod towd Rmi

I felt very close toRumis spirit.

th Hai spii f rmi


8/12

tiig Sfi o d jt po-toy ivtd t vy m dig t mdiv igp? S didt

ow, bt bm xitd botig mo bot Imi igpy.Sv tiy Q, ot m big-

g t potg tmp, w odipy i t g . T om-pyig pd xpid tt tmiit Q d b td byib o dvotd to ooig Att om d v go bid yig

ot ti ovig bt diffit wo. Howfw pop tody, I togt, wiigto ifi ti yigt fo t oftig oy d btif wo!T Jw d t Pop of tBoo, bt I od tt t Mimib ovd ti Q m t

Jwi ib ovd ti To.

W w o ipid by t xibittt w md od od bfodidig to v. Upo -tig totyd, My A immdity wtoff i of toom, d I wdov to t m foti w I idI wod wit fo . Jt I bg to

of i oigi mipt, d o ofi py g. Wow, tt g mtv witd om ptty wom

vtio d bobd om pttyidib gy! Pp it ti wpmtd by t t of Rmi bodyd t t of i t. Fo fwmomt I ogd to op t odg bit d to d m tgd pt!

I t djoiig mb w

xibit of Ko d py boo fomt piod, my btify imit-d wit god igpy d ititdig. My A izd tt om oft dig w imi to to dmd w dotig bitdy d!Hd tm omw dig

RumisTomb,Kon

ya,

Turkey;photo,CettaKenney

For several minutes I stood

in rapt prayerful silencelistening to the mesmerizingvoice of the muezzin asit was broadcast from theloud speakers on thetowering minarets.

Cha Back


9/12


Aft t py odd, I otid gop of toit tdig od gid. I wd towd tm dovd t gid yig tt RmiOd w op to yo, wtvti fit o of fit. Idd, i tmom w o of i fmo q-ti tt id: Com, om, wovyo . Wd, idoto, woippof fi. Com v tog yo v

bo yo vow tod tim.Com, d om yt gi. O i ot v of dpi. Y, I togt, ti

i t gd op d mipiit I ovd o m bot Rmi. Id pvioy d difft t-tio of ti qti bt dt izdtt it w t mg Rmi odto idivid oidig ivovmti i Od. I d t it mog ivittio to t piit if.T gid xpid tt po it-

td i joiig t Mv Od dto go tog dmdig pyi dpiit ti to bom iititd. Foit, ty d to o ppt fo t dy i py d mdit-tio to ft o wt ty wtdto joi t Od. If ty didd to joid w ptd, ty wod v to

go tog 1001 od! I w pidd bit dippoitd by t igo dgimttio of t Od d wo-dd if t tit d b iititdby Rmi o by i foow.

I o diovd tt ovid to do t sema, t wiigSfi d, by pttig ti to od

i podd ito t god o bod. Dig t d t igt di id wit pm p to iv fomGod, wi t ft d i poitddowwd wit pm dow to giv wyto ot wtv gift fom God ot dd fo of. I mmbdtt t Rbbii Sg d giv imi igifi to t Hbw t-t Hy: t ft pp potio of ttt i op to iv fom God, wit ow potio i op to ow tdivi gy to fow to ot. Hy

ft o t mzig bty d -tity of o d xpi, I w d-dy ttd by od tmo voi

tig, Aaaaaallaaaaahuuuuuuuuu Akbar! AaaaaallaaaaaaahuuuuuuAkbar! T to py d bgt t by Simiy moq. Wtmzig yoiity! Fo v mi-t I tood i pt pyf iitig to t mmizig voi oft mzzi it w bodt fomt od p o t towig mi-t. T td Abi wod mixd

wit t ootig od of t byfoti d wit t opoovoi of t viito btig od totyd. Ito ti i oi fbi w

wov t iv to py ofmzzi t ot by moq. TO i ti!, I togt.

During the dance the righthand is raised with palmup to receive from God,while the left hand is point-ed downward with palmdown to give away to others

whatever gifts from God arenot needed for oneself.

th Hai spii f rmi


10/12

i ti diy tiviti. A of t mwo t oi t, wid itd g-mt, og ot ot, d timmd

bd. T t igifid t tomb, titd gmt t dt od, dt ot ot t gv. T otig i ott mid to td wodyttmt d to tti d tipiit oio. Two m wooig food, df of m w it-tig i i itig to ti t,o m w ittig o tdyig

op boo, d o m w wiigo wood ptfom wit ot mtogtfy ooig o. T dvimidd m of t Mo wit tiotm, ti pio fo tdy dti tg of myti iititio.

Bfo omig to t Mv -t I d xpid Rmi miy

tog i poty d toi. I do omtim togt of im w Iptiiptd i zi. It w diff-t mtt, owv, to bot iogiztio ffot i bidig tSfi Od. I w bot ipid by iompimt d itt pt off

i t fift tt of t Hbw pbtd ymboiz t fiv-figd dtt giv d iv. W y

i ompid by potop, ittd fo HSm, T nm t Et O wo oit m i

Yod-Hy-Vv-Hy, t ttgmmto,t poob nm tt o- ppoximt Yw d tttditio Jw p wit t mAdoi, wi m Lod. Tnm i oitd wit divi omp-

io, t mot vd qity of God.T gid id tt Rmi did ot

f mom w y fo iowd ft o fo imf. It wog tt ty wod bot b bidd t op y. Bt w Rmidid, i o otd to t qt ofi ft foow tt mom

b bit ov t gv of i ft dgdft. Ov t y t tomb ofot fmiy mmb d Od d

w ddd. W viitd ot bidig i

t ompx tt otid wx figottio of t dvi ggd

Sufi Dancers; original art, Lonnie Hanzon

Cha Back


11/12


xtodiy m big i Smo Rmi.

Two o t w bodd o

b to Itb, d o Sdy mo-ig w o o t figt to SFio. A w dd om, I po-dd my ot wit Rmi dmy yig to v fidip wit gt piit big. Rmi d owSmfo oy bif piod, o mot fo y, bt ti piit om-pioip otid to gow ft

Sm dipp. Idd, o dogig dmtiy itifid Rmiov fo i dptd fid. Evty,t two bm o i piit. I -izd tt owig gt o it piit my b og, mo tog. I v ovd t piit of Mo,

I v ovd t piit of Rbbi Aiv, Iv ovd t piit of t B SmTov. I t y I v om to ovt piit of t Bdd, d t piitof J, d t piit of JddiRmi. Mv i o of my bovdpiit t, d ow f io of my bovd piit fid.

A I ftd o my dm bott ig bot, I izd I did otmt ivig piit i Ty,bt I y mt gt i tpiit: I mt Rmi. My ot wit

by t Od tit d tt.I wy o viit bot itifid dmizd i p i my if.

Upo vig t ompx w do xpi. Bot of o t wfid wit joy, gtitd d ipi-tio. Tog w didt v m timbfo tig o b to Itb, w

wtd to viit t tomb of Rmi gtt d fid, Sm of Tbiz. Aoffii of t Mv t tod tt t tomb w by, bt fidig

it povd to b qit gig. Aftotig wit v tt vdo,

w fiy otd t i xt to q w id w pyig.Tig off o o, w td tbidig, wi w piigy md dod by ompio witt impiv Mv t. Sv

wom w ittig i py bfo ttomb. I pyfy xpd my pp-

itio to Sm fo i if oRmi d pyd tt I too wod mtd bfid omo o powfyitoxitd wit God. Wi I m gt-f tt my of my fid ov ofGod, d tt of my piit t- v b mb pop, ptof m ti wt to bfid omo

wit Sm if-gig pow. I mot ig g idd, I m otooig fo omo to dvi m oow to iv my if bt I wod gtyv piit fidip wit

The true healer is also anempty mirror that allows thesufferer to see his humanwounds and flaws as wellas behold his gloriousdivine self.

I realized that knowingsuch great ones in the spiritmay be enough, morethan enough.

th Hai spii f rmi


12/12


b pyfy fd by t ffd pyfy tdd by t .T mot powf pti ii d fvid py!

Am I d to b piit ?If big i pig big ot- o to t divi, t tiy Ipi to ompi tt gt mitzv.Of o, pitio i ot ompi-mt. Oy gt ov of God dGod tio b fftiv .Tog my tig, oig, wit-

ig d ommity dip I tyto ppot i op, oditivd odogmti wy t piitxpotio d gowt of idividfom div bgod. Wtv txt t of my ig i ti if, myg i wy to dp my ov, topoi my mio, d to ovigy vGod d God tio. T igtt my tdt, it d omm-ity mmb xpi gift fomt So of Lif. I m jt igompio tyig to d d.

i piit tog i witig d t itomb v bogt m o to A-

Adoi t Gt Myty tt iow by my m d td

m. Tt o i, I biv,t timt piit ig. Jwitditio y tt it i gt mitzvto mv omo to big im o o to God. Rmi pfomdmy gt mitzv by mkareving md miio of ot o!

W I td om, I diov-d tt Rmi d m to y botpiit ig. Fo im t ofig i ov, divi ov. T pii-t , i t piit t dfid, i ov of God d Godtio. T t i o mpty mio tt ow t ff to i m wod d fw w bod i goio divi f. Rmi

mpiz tt it i v t m wo do t ig bt tdivi igt d ov tt t t o

wod of t ff wod tt

Spiritual Healer; original art, Lonnie Hanzon

healing spirit of rumi.dec 2010

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