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The Sufi Path of Rumi: Islamic Mysticism and The Journey to Divine Love

Revolutionary Left Radio

Breht O'Shea

Communism, Politics, Liberalism, Society & Culture, Philosophy, News, History, Leftwing, Socialism, Marxism

4.83.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 129 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Rory Dickson is a professor of Islamic Religion and Culture and author of several publications on Sufism, the mystical path within Islam. He joins Breht to have an incredibly deep conversation about the Sufi poet Rumi, his life and work, Rumi's relationship to his teacher Shams of Tabriz, the concepts of fana (annihilation of the self) and baqa (subsistence in God), the spiritual practices of Sufism, non-duality and perennialism, "dying before you die", Buddhist enlightenment, the Quran, Serving the People in politics and religion, the role of Divine Love in spiritual transformation, transcending the ego, Bodhicitta and the Heart of the Bodhisattva, the counter-cultural aspects of the historical dervishes, The Masnavi  (aka the "Persian Quran"), Christian Mysticism, the evolution of human consciousness, the linguistics of translation, and much, much more!

Check out Rory's book "Dissolving into Being: The Wisdom of Sufi Philosophy"

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The

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The Hello, Hello everybody and welcome back to Rev Left Radio.

0:43.3

Today I have for you one of my favorite episodes I've ever done.

0:46.7

I'm just going to say that up front.

0:48.3

A fascinating, in-depth conversation about the Sufi poet Rumi that some of you may heard of, may know a lot

0:56.9

about, may know not a lot about.

0:58.6

But I have on Dr. Rory Dixon to come on and talk about Sufism, about the life of Rumi, the work

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of Rumi.

1:06.2

We just have a fascinating and deep discussion on these traditions, on Buddhism, on Christian mysticism,

1:13.7

on Islamic mysticism. And it's just a profound conversation. I'm really, really excited to share

1:20.2

with all of you, my listeners. I think no matter what your views on religion are, you're atheistic,

1:25.3

you're spiritually inclined, do you have a set religion or

1:28.1

none of the above, I think you will find genuine depth and fascination in this conversation.

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And I could not ask for a better guest.

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Just making this stuff so accessible and so well articulated and so inspiring, truly.

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I walked away from this conversation genuinely inspired,

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and I'm willing to bet you will as well.

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So strap in for this wonderful conversation with Rory on Rumi and Sufism more broadly.

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And as always, if you like what we do here on Rev Left,

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you can support us on patreon.com forward slash Rev Left Radio.

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And in exchange for just $5 a month you get access to bonus

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monthly episodes every single month as well as a back catalog of i think over 300 um bonus episodes

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