RUMI DAYS

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

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Sublime Generosity (2)

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He said, You are the sheikh, the guide. But I am not a teacher. I have no power. He said, You already have wings. I cannot give you wings....
Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Sublime Generosity (1)

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I was dead, then alive. Weeping, then laughing. The power of love came into me, and I became fierce like a lion, then tender like the even...
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Monday, September 13, 2010

Only the Best

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Agony, by Arshile Gorky In the slaughterhouse of love they kill only the best, none of the weak or deformed. Do not run away from this dyi...
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Sunday, September 12, 2010

For Us This Day

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My soul keeps whispering, Quickly, be a wandering dervish, a salamander sitting in its homefire. Walk about watching the burning turn to r...
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Saturday, September 11, 2010

Dance

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La danse, Henri Matisse Dance, when you're broken open. Dance, if you've torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting....
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Friday, September 10, 2010

The Origin of the World

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Human beings seem to derive from this planet, but essentially we are the origin of the world. A tiny gnat's outward form flies about i...
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Thursday, September 9, 2010

No Better Love

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Andromeda, Eugene Delacroix No better love than love with no object. No more satisfying work than work with no purpose. If you could give ...
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