The Beloved Is All; the Lover Just a Veil

A man enquires about the meaning of two verses from Rumi: ‘The Beloved is all; the lover just a veil. The Beloved is existent; the lover non-existent.’ He wonders if the duality between the Beloved and the lover is necessary for creation to occur. Rupert agrees and explains that these verses represent two stages of understanding. The first verse acknowledges the presence of both the Beloved and the lover, with the lover acting as a veil over the Beloved, offering a concession to the concept of the lover. The second verse denies the existence of the lover, suggesting that something non-existent cannot act as a veil; hence, there is no separate self to obscure the Beloved.

From event 22 March - 13 April, 2024 Seven-Day Retreat at Garrison Institute – 22 to 29 March 2024

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