Final reflections from poetry of Rumi

In another poem by Rumi, number 9, drunkness is once again connected to the spinning and feeling of dizziness. This recurring image of drunkenness and being overwhelmed by sensation appears in mystical tradition numerous times and the aim is not to mimic this but to use either in order to have a deeper spiritual connection and have a more inclusive frame of mind and a broader view of reality. Number 8 also focuses on the recurring imagery of turning and spinning when it talks about grapes being crushed underfoot. Sufi tradition also emphasizes the concept of oneness and there is also a distinctively Islamic take of this idea of oneness, for example, another image of the ocean and being overwhelmed by water or being overwhelmed to emotion such a love that you are dying to yourself. This is also found throughout Christian tradition when the Bible talks about taking up your cross, et cetera. In number 11, there is once again a connection to love and it being unable to be described with words. The Quran itself also notes that in Sufi tradition, God is woven into your essence and is too great to be known by anything other than him. This concept of there being no words that can accurately describe God is also found throughout Christian tradition. Finally, poem number 3 again depicts mystics who are characterized as trying to lose their senses, for example, talking about skirts that whirling dervishes wear as an image. It also focuses on religious transformation and people coming from all walks of life for this common goal of transformation.