RUMI DAYS

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

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Childhood Friends (1)

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Peasant and Peasant Woman Planting Potatoes, by Vincent Van Gogh A close childhood friend came once to visit Joseph. They had shared all th...
Saturday, September 25, 2010

A Basket of Fresh Bread (2)

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There is a basket of fresh bread on your head, yet you go door to door asking for crusts. Knock on the inner door. No other. Sloshing knee...
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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...
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