The Essential Rumi
This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and than 80 never before published poems.Through his lyrical translations, Coleman Barks has been instrumental in bringing this exquisite literature to a remarkably wide range of readers, making the ecstatic, spiritual poetry of thirteenth century Sufi Mystic Rumi popular than ever.The Essential Rumi continues to be the bestselling of all Rumi books, and the definitive selection of his beautiful, mystical poetry. Free Read Kindle ePUB The Essential Rumi by Rumi – kino-fada.fr I keep a copy of the Essential Rumi trans Coleman Barks with me, everywhere I go My copy, given to me in 2001, has travelled the world with me I read a poem a day, although sometimes it s a poem every other day I discovered Rumi through a great book given to me by my mother The Language of Life, a Companion Book to the Bill Moyers PBS special about poets alive today Coleman Barks, a premiere Rumi translator, was among the poets interviewed. I first fell in love with this quattrain I keep a copy of the Essential Rumi trans Coleman Barks with me, everywhere I go My copy, given to me in 2001, has travelled the world with me I read a poem a day, although sometimes it s a poem every other day I discovered Rumi through a great book given to me by my mother The Language of Life, a Companion Book to the Bill Moyers PBS special about poets alive today Coleman Barks, a premiere Rumi translator, was among the poets interviewed. I first fell in love with this quattrain The minu...I imagine that many will wonder why my opinion of this book is so low The answer, mainly, is that Barks is not really translating Rumi here instead he is improvising, creating his own versions of what he thinks Rumi is about, which often results in a deracinated version of Rumi s original work My own experience in talking to Iranians, and o...Miraculous I learn something new every time I open this book The image that sticks to mind if how we should try to emulate a reed flute and let God s breath flow through us I ve stopped being religious when I stopped going to church when I was 16 but readin...This is always by my bed when I haven t returned it to the library again because it gracefully and fiercely reminds me of what it means to be alive, to long for truth and love, to open my heart again and again even when the wind is blowing wickedly all around me.A phenomenal read This book of poetry by the gifted Coleman Barks has become one of my bibles of spirituality it is what I would call a one in a million read I ve added it to Thoreau s Walden and the holy books The artistry and tapestry of language is ...I don t even, I can t even dare review this It is beyond me. This place is a dream.Only a sleeper considers it real. This is a hard book for me to rate It almost seems impossible, unbearable to only reward it with three stars Parts of it gently touched my soul, and reading those few lines of pure beauty, almost felt revolutionary Rumi is mostly known for his love poems, and I can clearly see why There s a certain hint of unision and belonging in his great visions of love and he strings his words together in such a delicate serenity I fell in love w This place is a dream.Only a sleeper considers it real. This is a hard book for me to rate It almost seems impossible, unbearable to only reward it with three stars Parts of it gently touched my soul, and reading those few lines of pure beauty, almost felt revolutionary Rumi is mostly known for his love poems, and I can clearly see why There s a certain hint of unision and belonging in his great visions of love and he strings his words together in such a delicate serenity I fell in love with his idea of love.However there were uninteresting parts as well and I skipped a few long poems along the way Some of it felt too religious, too spiritual for my simple want of beautiful words Some of Rumi s metaphors felt weak and insufficient, some of his musings were too repetitive Good parts and bad parts The three stars both resemble divine inspiration and repetitive boredom That is why I am so ambivalent about it Birds make great sky circlesof their freedom.Ho... I am filled with you.Skin, blood, bone, brain, and soul.There s no room for lack of trust, or trust.Nothing in this existence but that existence. I have deliberately taken over 6 years to read this book I wanted to savor it like fine wine This book is an anthology of the theologian, jurist and mystic known as The Roman despite being born in Afghanistan and writing mostly in Persian though he did live in the former Eastern Roman Empire for much of his life This boo...This is a book I return to again and again I play a game with this book, and, I admit it sounds ridiculousI will concentrate on a problem or a situation, then open the book randomly to a page and start reading something in the poem that I selected will have some relevance to the thought at hand Of course, it has to do with my interpretation of the situation, but it always lends itself to deeper thought, or it will allow me to be able to gain some...When you read Rumi, a sudden mystical fog wraps you and teleports you to places unknown places where you long to go This book gives you the most basic ideas of life with subtle hints and hard hitting thoughts You might disagree with Rumi on certain points, but never you ll discard his teachings al...
- English
- 14 February 2018 Rumi
- Paperback
- 416 pages
- 0062509594
- Rumi
- The Essential Rumi