Listen to the podcast, using the questions provided to create a reflection of the podcast
RLCT 2017
Podcast Assignment Dr. Susan Srigley
Due: January 21st @ 11:30am Length: (approx. 500 words)
Please hand in a hard copy (printed) of your assignment at the start of class.
Link to podcast:
(audio) https://onbeing.org/programs/fatemeh-keshavarz-the-ecstatic-faith-of-rumi/#audio
(transcript) https://onbeing.org/programs/fatemeh-keshavarz-the-ecstatic-faith-of-rumi/#transcript
If youre curious to see a brief example of what whirling dervishes look like (a dancing meditation founded by Rumi) click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkuimX1bh6g
Assignment instructions:
listen to the podcast (it really is better for listening) but you can go back to the transcripts as you work through these questions for writing your assignment.
use the following questions to guide your reflection on the podcast:
when was Rumi born, what is his religious background, and what language did he write in?
what do these lines from Rumis poetry tell you about what kind of religious thinker he was? i.e. how do you interpret this?:
out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there.
What does it mean to say that Rumi saw every form of human love a mirror of the divine? Or that all humanity is pregnant with God?
Ms. Keshavarz says that the Sufi tradition and Rumi contribute something important to our culture, namely, value in perplexity, explaining how not knowing is a source of learning. What do you think this idea of longing or desire can teach us?
What did you learn from this podcast? What poem or story stood out and opened up a new way of seeing?
