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دفتر پنجم - بخش ۱۵۵ - تمثیل تن آدمی به مهمانخانه و اندیشههای مختلف به مهمانان مختلف عارف در رضا بدان اندیشههای غم و شادی چون شخص مهماندوست غریبنواز خلیلوار کی در خلیل باکرام ضیف پیوسته باز بود بر کافر و مؤمن و امین و خاین و با همه مهمانان روی تازه داشتی / Book Five - Section 155 - The parable of the human body as a guest-house, and different thoughts as different guests, and the gnostic's resignation to those thoughts of grief and joy, like a hospitable person who cherishes strangers in the manner of Abraham, whose door of hospitality was always open to both infidel and believer, trustworthy and traitor, keeping a fresh face for all guests
دفتر پنجم - بخش ۱۵۷ - تمثیل فکر هر روزینه کی اندر دل آید به مهمان نو کی از اول روز در خانه فرود آید و فضیلت مهماننوازی و ناز مهمان کشیدن و تحکم و بدخویی کند به خداوند خانه / Book Five - Section 157 - The parable of daily thoughts entering the heart like a new guest arriving at the house at the break of day, and the virtue of hospitality, enduring the guest's whims, and their dominance and ill-temper towards the master of the house
دفتر پنجم - بخش ۱۵۵ - تمثیل تن آدمی به مهمانخانه و اندیشههای مختلف به مهمانان مختلف / Book Five - Section 155 - Analogy of the Human Body to a Guest-House and Different Thoughts to Different Guests
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The Metaphor of the Human Body as a Guest House in the Masnavi
In Book Five of the Masnavi, Rumi uses the famous metaphor of the human body as a guest-house (mehman-khane) to teach equanimity and spiritual hospitality toward all thoughts and feelings.
Key aspects of this metaphor include:
- The Body as a Guest-House: The physical and psychological self is a temporary dwelling where emotions and thoughts, arriving from the unseen world (ghayb), are transient guests.
- Spiritual Hospitality: The seeker or gnostic (arif) should welcome every guest with warmth and a cheerful face, mimicking the legendary hospitality of Abraham (Khalil), who welcomed both friend and foe.
- The Transience of Grief: Joy and sorrow are fleeting. Seemingly difficult emotions should not be viewed as permanent burdens, as they soon return to non-existence, often clearing the way for new divine blessings.
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The Metaphor of the Human Body as a Guest House in the Masnavi
The Metaphor of the Human Body as a Guest House in the Masnavi
The Metaphor of the Human Body as a Guest House in the Masnavi
دفتر پنجم - بخش ۱۵۶ - حکایت آن مهمان کی زن خداوند خانه گفت کی باران فرو گرفت و مهمان در گردن ما ماند / Book Five - Section 156 - The Story of That Guest of Whom the Mistress of the House Said, 'The Rain Has set in and the Guest Has Remained on Our Necks'
دفتر پنجم - بخش ۱۵۷ - تمثیل فکر هر روزینه کی اندر دل آید به مهمان نو کی از اول روز در خانه فرود آید و فضیلت مهماننوازی و ناز مهمان کشیدن و تحکم و بدخویی کند به خداوند خانه / Book Five - Section 157 - The parable of daily thoughts entering the heart like a new guest arriving at the house at the break of day, and the virtue of hospitality, enduring the guest's whims, and their dominance and ill-temper towards the master of the house
The Metaphor of the Human Body as a Guest House in the Masnavi