Have you ever wondered what Rumi meant when he said, “There is a place far beyond right and wrong. I will meet you there.”? Rumi was a 13th-century Persian poet, mystic, and scholar who is widely regarded as one of the greatest spiritual masters and poets of all time. His works, such as the Masnavi and the Divan, are rich with wisdom, beauty, and insight into the human soul. Rumi’s poetry transcends the boundaries of time, culture, and religion and speaks to the universal quest for love, harmony, and peace.
In this quote, Rumi invites us to imagine a place where we can transcend the dualities of right and wrong, good and evil, justice and injustice, and instead meet in a field of pure love and understanding. This place is not a physical location but a state of consciousness, a dimension of the heart, where we can connect with the essence of our being and the source of all existence. Rumi calls this place “the field of the soul” or “the field of the reed” in his other poems and describes it as the original home of the human spirit, from which we have been separated by the veil of illusion and ignorance.
Rumi’s quote is not only a poetic expression but also a practical invitation. He challenges us to go beyond our conditioned judgments, opinions, and prejudices and to see each other as fellow travelers on the same journey, as reflections of the same light, as manifestations of the same love. He urges us to overcome our differences and conflicts and to embrace our common humanity and divinity. He inspires us to cultivate a vision of compassion, tolerance, and forgiveness and to seek the truth that lies beyond the surface of appearances.
How can we meet Rumi in that place? How can we access that field of love and unity? Rumi suggests that the way to that place is through the path of love, which he calls “the religion of love”. He says, “Love is the bridge between you and everything.” He means that love is the force that connects us with ourselves, with others, with nature, and with the divine. Love is the essence of our being, the purpose of our existence, and the goal of our journey. Love is the key that unlocks the door to that place.
But how do we practice love? How do we cultivate love in our hearts and in our lives? Rumi offers us many clues and hints in his poetry, such as:
“Your task is not to seek love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
“Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.”
“The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along.”
“The wound is the place where the light enters you.”
“Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.”
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
These are just some of the examples of Rumi’s teachings on love, which are full of paradox, mystery, and beauty. Rumi invites us to explore love in all its dimensions, from the personal to the universal, from the human to the divine, from the mundane to the sublime. He invites us to experience love as a path of transformation, healing, and awakening. He invites us to discover love as the ultimate reality, the ultimate truth, and the ultimate joy.
Rumi’s quote is a reminder that there is more to life than what we see, hear, and think. There is a place far beyond right and wrong, where we can meet in love and harmony. I hope that this blog post has inspired you to seek that place, to find that place, and to meet Rumi there. As he says, “What you seek is seeking you.”
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