RUMI DAYS

Daily readings of the 13th Century Persian poet as translated by Coleman Barks

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Humble Living

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Humble living does not diminish. It fills. Going back to a simpler self gives wisdom. When a man makes up a story for his child, he becom...
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Monday, March 15, 2010

A Poem in a Letter

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Before death takes away what you are given, give away what is there to give. No dead person grieves for his death. He mourns only what he ...
Sunday, March 14, 2010

Flood Residue

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The taste of today is not that of yesterday. A pot boils over. A watchman calls down the ladder, Did you hear the commotion last night fro...
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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Sufi Masters (2)

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The open sky drinks from their circling cup. The sun wears the gold of their generosity. When two of them meet, they are no longer two. The...
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Friday, March 12, 2010

Sufi Masters (1)

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Sufi masters are those whose spirits existed before the world. Before the body, they lived many lifetimes. Before seeds went into the gr...
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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Locked Out of Life

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Again it happens in my sleep. A core of wakefulness opens. But I have ways of ignoring that. You say, How long will you beg from other...
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