The meaning of love, according to Rumi - Stephanie Honchell Smith

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Explore the life and works of Rumi, who became one of the world’s most celebrated poets and mystical philosophers.

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According to legend, the renowned scholar Jalaluddin Muhammad Rumi was giving a lecture when a disheveled man approached and asked him the meaning of his academic books. Rumi didn’t know it yet, but this question and this man would change his life. So, who was this mysterious figure, and how did he influence Rumi’s worldview? Stephanie Honchell Smith details the life of the celebrated poet.

Lesson by Stephanie Honchell Smith, directed by Reza Riahi.

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