RUMI DAYS
Daily readings of the 13th Century Persian poet as translated by Coleman Barks
Thursday, February 17, 2011
The Worm's Waking
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This is how a human being can change. There is a worm addicted to eating grape leaves. Suddenly, he wakes up, call it grace, whatever, som...
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The Seed Market
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Can you find another market like this? Where, with your one rose you can buy hundreds of rose gardens? Where, for one seed you get a whole...
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Whoever's Calm and Sensible
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There is a light seed grain inside. You fill it with yourself, or it dies. I'm caught in this curling energy. Your hair. Whoever's...
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Monday, February 14, 2011
Love's Confusing Joy
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If you want what visible reality can give, you are an employee. If you want the unseen world, you are not living with your truth. Both wi...
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Sunday, February 13, 2011
Escaping to the Forest
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The Dream, by Henri Rousseau Some souls have gotten free of their bodies. Do you see them? Open your eyes for those who escape to meet wit...
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Saturday, February 12, 2011
Evolutionary Intelligence
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This groggy time we live, this is what it is like: A man goes to sleep in the town where he has always lived, and he dreams he is living in...
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Friday, February 11, 2011
The Water You Want
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Someone may be clairvoyant, able to see the future, and yet have very little wisdom. Like the man who saw water in his dream, and began le...
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