Phillip and Rebecca Mefford

Mayıs May We have been able to spend the majority of May in the wonderful state of Wyoming. Thanks again to all who hosted us! And thanks to the deer for not crashing into us again. ...the cowboy state... Jackson Hole Yellowstone National Park Thermopolis The boys have been troopers during this long road trip! And we celebrated our 5 year anniversary. How much has happened in the last five years!

  Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi : The Jurist Some of Mevlana’s most beloved quotes are those that deal with our humanness. More down-to-earth than his poems on love and the heart’s longings, words such as these cut to the point regarding human behavior and inner motivation. Ya oldugun gibi görün, ya da göründügün gibi ol! Either seem as you are or be as you seem! --- Testinin içinde ne varsa, dışına da o sızar. The pitcher leaks outside what it has inside.

Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi : The Muslim Theologian A controversial theologian for his tolerance and emphasis on mysticism and emotion, Mevlana’s ideas of God and humanity were nevertheless rooted in the Muslim belief system and its holy writings. Güzel söyle de halk, yüzyıllar boyunca okusun. Allah'ın dokuduğu kumaş ne yıpranır, ne eskir. Speak well, people, and read for hundreds of years. The fabric that God touches neither wears out nor grows old.

Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi is one of the world’s most prolifically quoted philosophers and poets. An Anatolian native, Mevlana (as he is called by our Turkish friends; a title meaning, “having to do with the master”) was born in the early 1200s in a Persian speaking home. His poetry and prose are seen as literary masterpieces and his theology has inspired a Sufi sect of Islam that concentrates more on the inner-heart, emotion, and the mystical rotating of the universe, rather than orthodox emphasis on rules and outward purity. He is buried in Konya, Turkey. Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi is reported to have said, The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore. Let’s take that advice as we examine a few of his most beloved quotes over the next few weeks.