The Essential Rumi, New Expanded Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (669 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062509594 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Some Meditate, Some Read Devotionals, I read Barks's Rumi Some people meditate. Some people read biblical devotionals. Some people attend services from wise leaders of whatever faith, spirituality, or life's approach they hold. I read Rumi. Raised conservative Christian, later much more liberal Christian, considered both atheism and agnosticism, rejector of touchy-feely "spirituality" that teaches me no more than a good bumper sticker or a good episode of Oprah, ravenous. Look elsewhere for Rumi's true meaning sam The author does not speak Farsi. He used translations from the works of others to form this book. You can easily recognize the white-washing edited by the author when you compare poems to other translations. I'm upset that I paid to support such poor work. The meanings are clearly distorted for many poems when compared to better translations. I wanted to read Rumi. Not a cheap, white-washed imitation. This is not . Rumi Torrential and On Fire I have never read anyone who captures the exuberant ecstasy of Rumi's spiritual outpourings better than Coleman Barks. There are no other versions of Rumi's expanded collection of poems that even come close. The Barks' translations fly off the page like rockets and into one's heart page after page and stay in the mind like the most glorious of diamonds. One can pick up this volume and turn to any page for a shot o
This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and more 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 more popular than ever.The Essential Rumi continues to be the bestselling of all Rumi books, and the definitive selection of his beautiful, mystical poetry.
The words leap off thepage and dance!" -- Jack Kornfield, author of "A Path with Heart"""The Essential Rumi" is a rare and precious book that will stir the hearts of Rumi devotees and win many new converts."-- "Body Mind Spirit" . "If Rumi is the most-read poet in America today, ColemanBarks is in good part responsible. His ear for the truly divinemadness in Rumi's poetry is truly remarkable." -- Huston Smith, author of "The World's Religions""In thislightful treasury, Barks sparklingly demonstratesonce again why his free-form interpretations of Rumi's poetryhave been a major impetus for the current Rumi vogue."-- "Publishers Weekly""Perhaps the world's greatest spiritual poet--the gold of Rumipours down through Coleman's words