Praise to the emptiness that blanks out existence. <br>Existence:<br>This place made from our love for that emptiness!<br>Yet somehow comes emptiness,<br>this...
Hi everybody! My name's Trish, the latest newbie here, I guess. :-)<br><br>I first became acquainted with Rumi when I read some of his work for a class last...
Hi, just found this club, after giving away my only source of Rumi literature to a friend for a Xmas present my patience is rewarded, tenfold, with your club, ...
Hi, I'm new to this club and a huge fan of Rumi's poetry. It speaks mountains if you listen to it. I have a little book of it my adopted brother in England...
Dear D,<br><br>I'll try to locate the other versions of the Rumi line you mentioned. If you click on "view all" and then Go to: "Start" you can read some of ...
Hello Tracy,<br><br>Thanks to those coincidences (or destiny?) that introduced all of us to the wonderful world of Rumi. <br><br>I'd never heard the books that...
This Rumi quote comes right from the heart:<br><br>"Since a straw moves not save by a wind,<br>how shall the world move without desire?<br>All the parts of the...
Yes, the books ARE jewels. You can find them at used bookstores (sometimes) and online here or there. They're fun books...but very deep, too.<br><br>Here's ...
Rumi ode<br><br>Oh soul, <br>you worry too much.<br>You say, <br>I make you feel dizzy.<br>Of a little headache then,<br>why do you worry? <br>You say, I am...
I have wished to visit Rumi's tomb, ever since I first read some of his works, is it true it has a large gate to bar people from approaching but this gate has ...
Dear Flowquietly,<br><br>As a kid, I visited Rumi's tomb many times. Back then I had no idea that he was an amazing mystic poet. Most Turkish people know Rumi...
Hello:<br><br> Do you know where I can get pictures (GIF of JPG formats) and moving pictures (MPEG of AVI formats) of for example Sama (Soufi Dance), or Koniya...
Dear Mansourtoloo,<br><br>There are so many images of the sama dancers on the net. For example,<br><br>Resources on Sema, the central ritual of the Mevlevi ...
Ho, water of life, turn me about like a mill with plenty.<br> So continue, that forever and ever my scatettered heart may be in one place, I in another.<br>...
Dear Mansourtoloo,<br><br>As I'd mentioned in an earlier post, maybe because of the bandwith cost, I haven't been able to find any active compressed video ...
look at Love<br>how it tangles<br>with the one fallen in love<br><br>look at spirit<br>how it fuses with earth<br>giving it new life<br><br>why are you so ...
Not a Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu,<br>Buddhist, sufi, or zen. Not any religion<br><br>or cultural system. I am not from the East<br>or the West, not...
and transport ourselves through such wonderful words. My favorites so far are:<br><br><br>Aroused Passion<br><br>Oh God<br>Let all lovers be content<br>Give...
Hello, this is a delightful site! Thank You, I am passionate about Rumi and am writing a play about he and Shams...and while taking dramatic license will be...
Dear friend,<br><br>I would recommend Franklin Lewis' book "Rumi: Past and Present, East and West". There is a whole chapter about Shams, including material...
Hi Smplelvr,<br><br>As Karen (philokalia) suggested, Lewis' book is the most comprehensive book written on Rumi in the English language. Good luck with the...
I do not know what context your 'bite the Hook' but there is the british saying of 'Biting the bullet' which refers to having to do some thing which is against...
thought a little bit longer and came up with this:<br><br>To painfully sacrifice your personal faith, conviction, and comfort, for a higher purpose, to...
Beautiful choice RomanticWildfire-- one I had not read, and when I found it there was even more! <br><br>The ending is also sweet:<br><br>You are the Essence ...
