The ascetic is one who sees the hereafter, while the worldling sees only the stable. But the chosen ones of God, who have knowledge, see neither the hereafter nor the stable. Their eyes are fixed on the first principle, the source of all things. When the chosen one sows wheat they know the wheat will Read more
Quick Update: I took the bus from Konya through Antalya and I stayed in Olympos for two nights, this time of the year the area is slow, although I would never visit Olympos during high season.Yesterday I arrived in Kas, this area of Turkey from Antalya to Fethiye (the coast of Lycia) is truly beautiful Read more
Konya is the place that Rumi produced the mystic branch of Islam, although many Moslems of Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria have never heard of Rumi. However Rumi’s tomb in Konya receives 1.5 million visitors a year, mostly Turkish Moslems and Western tourists. Rumi and his writings are popular in the West. Rumi attained enlightenment Read more