RUMI DAYS

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

Friday, December 31, 2010

Say Who I Am (2)

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The musical air coming through a flute, a spark off a stone, a flickering in metal. Both candle, and the moth crazy around it. Rose, and t...
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Thursday, December 30, 2010

Say Who I Am (1)

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I am dust particles in sunlight. I am the round sun. To the bits of dust I say, Stay. To the sun, Keep moving. I am morning mist, and the ...
Wednesday, December 29, 2010

God in the Stew

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Is there a human mouth that does not give out soul-sound? Is there love, a drawing-together of any kind, that is not sacred? Every natural...
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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