RUMI DAYS

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

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

One Transparent Sky

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Lovers think they are looking for each other, but there is only one search. Wandering this world is wandering that, both inside one transpa...
Monday, December 27, 2010

A Subtle Truth

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If you want money more than anything, you will be bought and sold. If you have a greed for food, you will become a loaf of bread. This is ...
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Sunday, December 26, 2010

Your True Life

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 As you start to walk out on the way, the way appears. As you cease to be, true life begins. As you grow smaller, this world cannot contai...
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Saturday, December 25, 2010

The Population of the World

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Mark Rothko, Untitled Christ is the population of the world, and every object as well. There is no room for hypocrisy. Why use bitter soup ...
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Friday, December 24, 2010

Soul, Heart, and Body One Morning

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There is a morning where presence comes over you, and you sing like a rooster in your earth-colored shape. Your heart hears and, no longer...
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Thursday, December 23, 2010

Cry Easily

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Keep your intelligence white-hot and your grief glistening, so your life will stay fresh. Cry easily like a little child.
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

What Jesus Runs From

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The son of Mary, Jesus, hurries up a slope as though a wild animal were chasing him. Someone following him asks, Where are you going? No on...
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