RUMI DAYS

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

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

The Mystery of Presence

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The mystery of presence will not arrive through the mind, but do some physical work, and it comes clear. An intellectual gets bound and wr...
Monday, August 16, 2010

Gnostic Donkeys (2)

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You have a wonderful view, but no way into the prospect. I have no wings, you mutter, depressed, but this looking outside the senses is...
Sunday, August 15, 2010

Gnostic Donkeys (1)

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I am a cup in the Friend's hand. Look in my eyes. The one who holds me is none of this, but this that is so filled with images belongs ...
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Saturday, August 14, 2010

The Polisher

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As everything changes overnight, I praise the breaking of promises. Whatever love wants, it gets, not next year, now . I swear by the one...
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Friday, August 13, 2010

The Circle

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Nothing is better than selling figs to the fig seller. That's how this is. Making a profit is not why we're here, nor pleasure, no...
Thursday, August 12, 2010

Light Building in the Pupil

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Eye , by Krisjanis Mezulis Birdcatcher, the birds you want are thirsty, so you open the wine vat and let the fragrance draw us. This is the...
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Our Caravan Bell

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Do you hear what the violin says about longing? The same as the stick. I was once a green branch in the wind. We are all far from home. La...
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