Radio Rumi

Who are we, what controls us, emotion or rationality. How should we approach Rumi's poetry, with our hearts or our minds? After the enlightenment, thinkers and philosophers - starting with Descartes - divide human beings into body and soul, one earthly and the other heavenly. For Rumi, we are one big bundle of many things: fear, courage, analytical abilities, and total confusion. There is no either/or because our human experience is a continuum. Emotion and rationality are not enemies, they are each other's extension, sometimes the same thing. Getting confused can be a prelude to seeking clarity. Think what you would do if you had a great piece of fabric and wanted to have a dress made...