RUMI DAYS
Daily readings of the 13th Century Persian poet as translated by Coleman Barks
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
The Sight of a Soul
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One of the marvels of the world is the sight of a soul sitting in prison with the key in its hand. Covered with dust, with a cleansing wat...
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Monday, April 26, 2010
The Well
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We seem to be sitting still, but we are actually moving, and the fantasies of phenomena are sliding through us, like ideas through curtains...
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Sunday, April 25, 2010
The Way That Moves as You Move
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Some commentary on the quatrain: As you start on the way, the way appears. When you cease to be, real being comes. This is how you slip th...
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Night Prayer
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Now I lay me down to stay awake. Pray the Lord my soul to take into your wakefulness, so that I can get this one bit of wisdom clear. Gr...
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Friday, April 23, 2010
How You Are with Me
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God spoke to Moses, You are the one I have chosen, and I love you. Moses replies, I feel the generosity, but say what it is in me that cau...
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Thursday, April 22, 2010
Your Features
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The light you give off did not come from a pelvis. Your features did not begin in semen. Do not try to hide inside anger radiance that can...
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
I, You, He, She, We
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I, you, he, she, we. In the garden of mystic lovers these are not true distinctions.
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