I was interested in what religion they are which is a lot similar to Turkey which they might have originally come from by the name of their country. But, it is also possible that many of them might be Sufis and Sufis would be mystics like myself and recognize a mystical Christian as similar to their belief systems.
I have found that mystical Christians, Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists and all other religions have a lot in common if they are mystics because they tend to believe that: "God is where you find him" and things like "If an ant is your guru, feed him". So, there is this spontaneous nature to mystics all over the world that they have in common of worshipping God wherever they are in whatever they see around them and in each other and in themselves. However, I do know that worshipping God in themselves is a tricky business in the Muslim religion.
In India and Nepal where I spent about 4 months with my family from December 1985 until April 1986 they say "Namaste" which means "I bow to the God in You". I loved saying this greeting to everyone I met on my way while in India or Nepal. But, it is also true they say it differently in Nepal than India and will correct you if you say it in the Nepal way in India or vice versa so be careful of that if you visit that part of the world in the future.
There was a Sufi Mystic name Rumi which was pretty amazing in his writings:
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Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (Persian: جلالالدین محمد رومی), also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn ... Tajiks and Persian admirers still prefer to call Jalaluddin 'Balkhi' because his family lived in Balkh, current day in Afghanistan before migrating ...
Notable work(s): Mathnawī-ī ma'nawī, Dīwān-ī ...
Resting place: Tomb of Mevlana Rumi, Mevlana ...
Religion: Islam
Era: Islamic Golden Age
Jalaluddin Rumi was born on September 30, 1207. His father, Baha'uddin Walad, was a well-known and respected preacher, jurisprudent, and Sufi, whose ...
Born: September 30, 1207, Balkh, Afghanistan
Died: December 17, 1273, Konya, Turkey
Full name: Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī
Title: Mevlânâ, Mawlānā, Mevlevî, Mawlawī
Rumi is the best selling Poet in the U.S. and wrote "The Prophet" which I read while I was in college. Many of his writings are deeply felt by all people with a heart on earth.
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about.
Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.
The wound is the place where the Light enters you.
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