RUMI DAYS

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

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Half-Heartedness

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Gamble everything for love, if you are a true human being. If not, Leave this gathering. Half-heartedness does not reach into majesty. You...
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Friday, April 16, 2010

The Buddhist Sufi

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Last night my soul asked a question of existence. Why are you upsidedown with flames in your belly? Happy, unhappy, indigo-orange like the ...
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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Bewilderment

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There are many guises for intelligence. One part of you is gliding in a high windstream, while your more ordinary notions take little step...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Fog

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As fog rising off the sea covers the sea, so it is noble work to build coherent philosophical discourses, but they block the sun of truth...
Tuesday, April 13, 2010

An Evolving Course

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We began as a mineral. We emerged into plant life and into the animal state, and then to being human. And always we have forgotten our for...
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Monday, April 12, 2010

An Egypt That Does Not Exist

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I want to say words that flame as I say them, but I keep quiet and don't try to make both worlds fit in one mouthful. I keep secret in m...
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Sunday, April 11, 2010

Be Your Note

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Remember the lips where wind-breath originated, and let your note be clear. Don't try to end it. Be your note. I'll show you how...
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