RUMI DAYS
Daily readings of the 13th Century Persian poet as translated by Coleman Barks
Sunday, December 12, 2010
A Dying Dog
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A Woman Bathing, Rembrandt van Rijn A dog is dying on the road. A man is weeping beside him. A beggar comes by. Why the tears? This dog hu...
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Saturday, December 11, 2010
One Swaying Being
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Love is not condescending, never that, nor books, nor any marking on paper, nor what people say of each other. Love is a tree with branche...
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Friday, December 10, 2010
Majesty and Helplessness
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Torn wall covering, found here Always check your inner state with the lord of your heart. Copper does not know it's copper, until it i...
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
Descend into the Pith
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Would you like to have revealed to you the truth of the Friend? Leave the rind, and descend into the pith. Fold within fold, the beloved ...
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
A Voice through the Door
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Sometimes you hear a voice through the door calling you, as fish out of water hear the waves, or a hunting falcon hears the drum's Come...
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Listening (2)
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Lisa Trehot, by Auguste Renoir Listen, and feel the beauty of your separation, the unsayable absence. There is a moon inside every human b...
Monday, December 6, 2010
Listening (1)
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What is the deep listening? Sama is a greeting from the secret ones inside the heart, a letter. The branches of your intelligence grow ne...
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