RUMI DAYS

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

Thursday, February 3, 2011

The Freshness

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When it's cold and raining, you are more beautiful. And the snow brings me even closer to your lips. The inner secret, that which was...
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Lightning

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Lovers Walking in the Snow (Crow and Heron) Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770) This is no ordinary friendship. I attend your banquet a...
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

As Much as a Pen Knows

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Do you think that I know what I'm doing? That for one breath or half-breath I belong to myself? As much as a pen knows what it's w...
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Monday, January 31, 2011

Two Kinds of Intelligence

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There are two kinds of intelligence: one acquired, as a child in school memorizes facts and concepts from books and from what the teacher s...
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Sunday, January 30, 2011

A Dumb Experiment

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Break open your personal self to taste the story of the nutmeat soul. These voices come from that rattling against the outer shell. The n...
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Saturday, January 29, 2011

Uthman's Silence

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The story is told of Uthman, who when he became caliph mounted quickly the steps of Muhammad's pulpit, where Abu Bakr, out of respect f...
Friday, January 28, 2011

The Many Wines

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Glowing Night, by Oscar Bluemner God has given us a dark wine so potent that, we leave the two worlds. God made Majnun love Layla so much ...
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