Ankhet Rumi

I imagine what Coretta must have felt the day after her husband was taken from her. Trying on Martin’s button downs, hugging herself...mm. Imu is dedicated to every widow who’s husband’s life was ended short ...& we know that, given the chance, He would have given his life over n over again. For the love of his people and the love of his God... but, Imu is dedicated to the love that’s left behind in her heart. Wanting. Missing. Calling out it’s own name. It just isn’t the same. I miss you.

Awake, I contemplate your state, I want you to be ok.

Blue 💙 is dedicated to the Mississippi Delta and 1862. Blue 💙 is for the human beings who proved themselves immortal through sound. Blue is dedicated to the numerous American stories that want to be told. In the poem, I say, “the world ignored how blue we were being made, but they cannot ignore the sounds we make.” It’s true.

There is this one thing you must do...It's as if a king has sent you to some country to do a task, and you perform a hundred other services, but not the one he sent you to do. So human being come to this world to do particular work. That work is the purpose, and each is specific to the person. If you don't do it, it's as though a priceless Indian sword were used to slice rotten meat. It's a golden bowl being used to cook turnips, when one filing from the bowl could buy a hundred suitable pots. It's like a knife of the finest tempering nailed into a wall to hang things on. You say, "But look, I'm using the dagger. It's not lying idle." Do you hear how ludicrous that sounds? For a penny an iron nail could be bought to serve for that. You say, "But I spend my energies on lofty enterprises. I study jurisprudence and philosophy and logic and astronomy and medicine and the rest." But consider why you do those things. They are all branches of yourself. Remember the deep root of your being, the presence of your lord. Give yourself to the one who already owns your breath and your moments. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

From, “Kama Sutra, a Tale of Love”

U know.. the fact that wombs are still bringing forth Garvey’s, let’s me KNOW that which we call God is real. The spirit of Garvey survived the transatlantic trade, the 400 years that followed, the most brutal form of abuse humanity has ever seen….and will continue to thrive in the eyes of our contemporaries. Those like chronixx. Those like Malcolm. Those like Ali. Those eyes like Bob’s. And Miriam Makeba’s .. The fact that black wombs Still bring forth Nanny’s. Bogle’s. Malcolm’s. Ture’s. Makeba’s. Tubman’s and Sankara’s…reminds me of the reality of God. Those like Sebi still coming forth to heal. Cleo Sol still singing. Sade still calm. Farrakhan still on his deen. I know things seem bleak, but I’m THANKFUL for the light that withstands. Still filling our Mother’s wombs. Rumi said if you’ve loved any of the prophets, than you’ve loved them all. Same light. So this is for that Eternal Light. Filling our prophets and our messengers. Our healers. Our singers. Our artist. Our freedom fighters. Our scientist and our historians. Long live that Light. Blessed Earth strong Garvey. We thank you. We love you. We see you..

A poem by Ankhet.

A poem by Ankhet.

A poem by Ankhet.

Short poem on the nature of things by Rumi

Another year, another spring. The fragrance of love arrives. So fancy, this new light on the ground, & in the tree. The one who heals us let’s whatever hurts the soul dissolve into intelligence, where what we most deeply want, Union with Eternity, grows up around and inside us now. - Jelaluddin Muhammad Rumi 🌱

Episode details courtesy of The Bw Here Now Network. Ankhet Rumi and Omid join together to explore embodying truth through teaching, fighting for social justice, the contemporary American Saints of the Freedom Movement, working with anger, & the divine Sufi poetry and wisdom of Rumi. Returning from a short hiatus, Omid is back with the Sufi Heart podcast, welcoming friend, poet, artist, and fellow podcaster, Ankhet Rumi, to the show. This special episode will be dual-casted, not only appearing here on the Be Here Now Network, but also on Ankhet’s self-titled podcast, Ankhet, which illuminates the wisdom of Sufi poet, Rumi, and elucidates Eastern mysticism for modern times, holding deep credence towards the transcendental poetry of existence, social justice, and radical love. Subscribe to Ankhet’s podcast on Spotify and on Anchor Teaching in Truth: Embodying Social Justice Speaking to Omid’s honest, nuanced, and trust-filled presence and teaching style, Ankhet shares, through the lens of a Black Woman, the importance of finding teachers with clear vision and true compassion for the injustices that plague our society. In a world where everything seems so compartmentalized and polarized, to find a teacher with a holistic, interconnected view pointing towards, and bringing people into, the presence of love and truth, is a rare and special embodiment. “As a woman of what is considered Black in this country, when we go looking, or we happen to run into a teacher, we must hear not only love, but even a deeper love, which is the one that refuses to turn away from societal injustices.” – Ankhet Rumi Explore the intersection of social justice and spirituality with activist and spiritual teacher, Konda Mason. Check out Ep. 2 of her brand new Brown Rice Hour The Freedom Movement: Contemporary Saints of United States (2:25) Omid, sharing his activism work, describes when he met famous Civil Rights Leader, Vincent Harding, that Vincent explained he and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. never once called it the ‘Civil Rights Movement.’ Instead they called it, ‘The Freedom Movement.’ Through this lens, Omid and Ankhet view Civil Rights leaders such as Dr. King and Ella Baker as the true contemporary Saints of the United States, harkening a Sufi tradition optimism, that as long as there is one person remembering God, there is still hope for redemption. “Think about the wisdom of the Sufi tradition, that God will never destroy a people as long as there’s one person left there who’s remembering God. As long as this nation is producing John Lewis, Ella Baker, Martin King, Vincent Harding, Sister Amber; our destiny is not yet destruction. The hour is late, but it’s not too late. There’s still time for hope, redemption, and righting this ship.” – Dr. Omid Safi Join Omid as he reflects on Freedom Movement leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the pertinence of his message for today’s world, on Ep. 11 of Sufi Heart Working with Anger: Colonialism, Lower Selves, & God-Remembrance (39:29) How can we learn to open ourselves to taking in the hard truths of history, like colonialism, slavery, and racism, while not being completely overtaken by anger? How can we notice when we are caught in our lower nafs (selves), and use this a reminder for coming-back to a state of God-remembrance? Quoting Rumi in regards to fighting for social justice, Ankhet and Omid explore practices and vantage points for working with anger, remembering that the base of reality is love. “I asked one of my dear friends, ‘Where does love fit into the revolution?’ ‘Ultimately,’ he said, ‘Where does revolution fit into love? Because all there is, is love.'” – Ankhet Rumi For insight into the divinely transcendental poetry of Sufi mystic Rumi, join Omid for one of his ‘Fireside Chats with Rumi,’ on Ep. 15 of Sufi Heart

Rumi teaches, "Before this body of yours, you were pure soul. For how long are you keeping a distance from that? Don't run away, run inward. The way an unripened grape runs towards its own sweetness. Remember the women of Egypt. How they nicked their fingers at the sight of Joseph, how they lost their minds because of his beauty... I want you to know there is a beauty that would blow his beauty away. (It's inside you). A description of the heart is impossible with words, even if every cell on your body has a tongue. But most significant... Know yourself apart from your garment."

My beloved peer, sister, companion, friend Essah Cozett joined me on this episode to talk friendship. Our conversation covered vast amounts of the human experience from the significance of dedicating our academic and spiritual journey to ancestral art, to travel, poetry, marriage and companionship. Press play for an honest, loving exchange drenched in sisterhood!  Essah Cozett is a Liberian-American poet from Georgia. She is currently a PhD student at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. Her mission is to encourage others to move forward unafraid in pursuit of their dreams.

We’re taught, “the highest form of communication is language that is used to communicate the wisdom of God.” -The Honourable Minister Louis Farrakhan. In this discourse, Brother Talib Karriem - student of THMLF and member of the Nation of Islam, and interim director of The Muhammad University International, Chicago & outstanding photographer joins me to discuss the glory of the human soul and what’s comes after pain. We discuss the Rumi poem where he states, “our body is like Mary. Each of us has a Jesus inside. If a pain and yearning shows up inside us, the Jesus of our soul is born”. We pray this is a treat for your heart.

We pray for the blessings of those who saw what we hope to see, and became what we wish to be. For all the generations before us. Regardless of religion or creed. We give thanks for the lineage of Love.

“You know the North Star that Saint Harriet followed to freedom? You have One inside you.” If you find truth and walk away....”it would make you a hypocrite. And that’s what we strive to escape...” Discourse on devotional Sufi poetry with Dr. Bilal Ware. By the blessings of all who walked this path of Love, who saw what we hope to see and became what we hope to become. We thank them for the grains of sand leading back to this Ocean. In this discourse, we go over the, “Goal of Creation”. We answer the question, “what came first, the branch or the fruit?” This arrangement of words here: “The outward form of these stars maintains our world. But our inward reality maintains the heavens.” This is the pinnacle of our conversation. Jalal al-din Balkhī Rumi has said this, “Do you know who you are? You are a manuscript of a Divine Letter, a mirror reflecting that Face”. What does all this mean if “Who You Are”, is not beneficial for all humanity? God teaches, “I’m in the human heart”. So what does it truly mean to serve another human? “The way to God is in the human heart”. Dr. Bilal Ware sums this all up for us beautifully towards the end of our discussion. “What happens when we are serving other human beings?” If you’ve come across this discussion, I pray that it serves your heart. 🌊🌊

A discourse on love and Lovers, and the work of religion. "The real work of religion is permanent astonishment". - Rumi 

A deeper look into the form and meaning of friendship. 

This is How a Human Being Can Change: There’s a worm addicted to eating grape leaves. Suddenly, he wakes up, call it grace, whatever, something wakes him, and he’s no longer a worm. He’s the entire vineyard, and the orchard too, the fruit, the trunks, a growing wisdom and joy that doesn’t need to devour. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app