Rumi's Holistic Humanism: The Timeless Appeal of the Great Mystic

RUMI'S HOLISTIC HUMANISM: The Timeless Appeal of the Great Mystic Poet

presents Rumi's startling conviction that "Love is the strongest unifying

force in the Universe." Rumi said that everything in the universe is in orbit.
The atoms, molecules, galaxies, and universes are all turning, around a center,
and the center is Love. For Rumi, peace is the natural quest of a 'whole person',
and the perimeters between self and universe are mitigated to the extent
that the material body becomes indistinct of its typical cultural identity.


Offering a unique look at Being and Oneness, Rumi's poetry redefines
'Wholeness' with deep spiritual knowledge, intellectual acumen, wit, humor,
and literary genius. As one admirer said, "In the fight to root out conflict,
violence and war, Rumi's holistic view of unconditional love may prove one
of our best friends."


After centuries, Rumi today is and he was yesterday: an icon of Unity and Love
for humanity and, in testimony to his timeless appeal, has been at the top of
the best-seller list in the poetry category for over ten years. Author Ashraf's
skilled weaving of the spiritual, rational, cultural and philosophical "threads"
that converge in Rumi's thought has the makings of a desperately needed
unitive language that humanists, rationalists, theists, non-theists and all thinkers
of good will can embrace as they explore and communicate about the universe
we share. Shakespeare gave us the query, "To be or not to be..." . Rumi asks,

To love or not to love...?, and the 'WHOLE HEART' hears and responds

instantly, "YES!"