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Rumi and the Sufi Path of Love

Discover how people of various perennial philosophies around the world think, believe and address life’s core, eternal questions. While shedding new light on different dimensions of faith, belief and identity, each one-hour program serves to promote understanding, tolerance and respect for different traditions and world views.

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Rumi and the Sufi Path of Love

Season 2 Episode 208 | 58m 28s | CC

How did a 13th-century Sufi mystic from Central Asia become the most widely-read poet in the United States? This program mixes knowledgeable, in-depth conversations with evocative film segments to explore the depths of Rumi’s poetry and teachings. What is Rumi’s concept of divine Love, or “Iskh,” and how is this love similar or different than what other great teachers, such as Jesus, taught?

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