RUMI DAYS

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

Thursday, September 23, 2010

The Far Mosque

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The place that Solomon made to worship in, called the Far Mosque, is not built of earth and water and stone, but of intention and wisdom an...
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Deliberation (2)

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Constant slow movement teaches us to keep working like a small creek that stays clear, that does not stagnate, but finds a way through nume...
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Deliberation (1)

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Orthodox priest, by Bennett Hart A friend remarks to the prophet, Why is it I always make bad business deals? It's like a spell. I beco...
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Monday, September 20, 2010

Who Makes These Changes?

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Who makes these changes? I shoot an arrow right. It lands left. I ride after a deer and find myself chased by a hog. I plot to get what I w...
Sunday, September 19, 2010

Meadowsounds

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We have come again to that knee of seacoast no ocean can reach. Tie together all human intellects. They will not stretch to here. The sky...
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Saturday, September 18, 2010

Too Happy, You Could Not Sleep Last Night

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I am the slave who frees the master. I teach the teacher. I am essence born freshly every day. I built the ancient civilizations. I brush...
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Friday, September 17, 2010

Sheba's Hesitation

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Imagine that you are Sheba trying to decide whether or not to go to Solomon. You are haggling about how much to pay for shoeing a donkey, ...
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