048: The Mystical Love Poetry of Ancient Iran with Omid Arabian

I’m so excited to have Omid Arabian on this week’s episode of the Voices of Wisdom Project. Omid is the founder and director of the non-profit YOUniversal Center, where he conducts courses on Eastern Mysticism and Western Philosophy.His translations of Rumi's poetry have been published in three volumes; he is also the author of three children’s books inspired by Rumi: The Heart’s Garden, The Donkey’s Gone!, and the upcoming You Are Everything.

In this episode, Omid, my boyfriend Cameron, and I dive deep into the mysticism of ancient Iran, exploring how the timeless wisdom of Rumi, Hafez, Ferdowsi and other Persian spiritual masters can guide us in the deepening of our love and the evolution of our consciousness. 

According to Omid, Persian mystical poetry’s emphasis on the centrality of love provides us with a relatable doorway through which to enter into higher states of non-dual awareness. Rather than treating these writings as mere intellectual artifacts, Omid encourages us to discover how they may resonate with what we already know deep down in our soul, and then to apply that inner knowing in our own lives. 

We also discuss:

• Approaching ancient writings in their original language 
• Applying timeless wisdom to the challenges of our time 
• Taking spiritual masters of the past as our teachers 
• The meaning of intuition and visionary certainty 
• Allowing our relationship with Divine Love to soften life’s challenges
• How the gentleness of poetry, and the ambiguity of symbolism, can allow wisdom to penetrate more deeply into the soul
• And so much more! 

To learn more about Omid’s courses and publications, you can check out his website here: 

https://sites.google.com/site/youniversalcenter/home

And the YOUniversal center’s instagram here:

https://www.instagram.com/youniversalcenter/