RUMI DAYS
Daily readings of the 13th Century Persian poet as translated by Coleman Barks
Friday, September 24, 2010
A Basket of Fresh Bread (1)
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If you want to learn theory, talk with the theoreticians. That way is oral. When you learn a craft, practice it. That learning comes throu...
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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