RUMI DAYS

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

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

The Most Alive Moment

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The most alive moment comes when those who love each other meet each other's eyes and in what flows between them then. To see your fac...
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Monday, May 3, 2010

What Was Said to the Rose

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What was said to the rose that made it open was said to me here in my chest. What was told the cypress that made it strong and straight, w...
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Sunday, May 2, 2010

Response to Your Question

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Why ask about behavior when you are soul-essence and a way of seeing into presence? Plus you are with us. How could you worry? You may as ...
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Saturday, May 1, 2010

The Way You Make Love

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The way you make love is the way God will be with you. This is Rumi's variation on the golden rule.  ~ Coleman Barks
Friday, April 30, 2010

When Living Itself

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If the beloved is everywhere, the lover is a veil,  but when living itself becomes the Friend, lovers disappear.
Thursday, April 29, 2010

The Question (2)

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You should wish to have a hundred thousand sets of mothwings, so you could burn them away, one set a night. The moth sees light and goes i...
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

The Question (1)

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One dervish to another, What was your vision of God's presence? I haven't seen anything, but for the sake of conversation, I will t...
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