Rumi: Divine Feast & Inner Beast | Ghazal 10 | Persian Mystical Poetry Podcast

• Host: Rasoul Rahbari-Ghazani
• Recitation: Reyhaneh Davoodi-Kahaki
• Consultant: Mohammad Davoodi
• Music: https://www.youtube.com/@amirmohamdmonjezi

What does it mean to be invited by the Divine? In this episode of the Rumi Podcast, we explore Ghazal 10 from Rumi’s Diwan. This mystical poem blends Sufi spirituality, symbolism, and paradox—inviting us to reflect on God’s Mercy, Wrath, and our inner readiness. We begin with the image of a nightly banquet where God Himself is the Host, reminding us that all spiritual longing begins with His Grace. But not all guests are worthy—Rumi contrasts the lion (the spiritually awakened) with the monkey (the spiritually unprepared), warning that we must refine ourselves to sit at the table. The episode unfolds deep themes of divine hospitality, spiritual immaturity, and the paradox of human nature, with Rumi portraying sin not as rebellion but as the innocent error of a lion’s cub. He pleads for God’s compassion in a world where even saints carry swords of justice within soft hearts.

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🔻Guiding Questions:

1. What does it mean to be a “guest at the King's table” in your own spiritual journey?
2. Have you ever felt like the “monkey among lions” in a sacred or transformative space?
3. How do you interpret the paradox of God being both infinitely Merciful and terrifyingly Just?
4. In what ways do you relate to the lion cub—making mistakes out of innocence rather than malice?
5. What inner “beasts” do you feel Rumi is calling us to recognize—and eventually tame?

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