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Spiritual Portrait of Mevlana Rumi
2008-07-17 08:07:00 Study me as much as you like, you will never know me,for I differ a hundred ways from what you see me to be.Put yourself behind my eyes, and see me as I see myself,For I have chose to dwell in a place you cannot see.- Mevlana Rumi in Divan of Shams i Tabrizi -Rumi in his eloquent words suggests us that our 'true self' can never be seen. Our true nature is not meant for our physical eyes, it can only be felt / seen through the eyes of the inner heart. Each human being is such an unique mystery! Because of that uniqueness Rumi says that only to see and understand someone truly we have to put ourselves behind the eyes of 'the one'. Entering into the highly esoteric human field of 'the one' is what enables us to mysteriously become 'you', to become 'the friend', to become a true lover. Its a timeless secret.Spring overall. But inside usthere's another unity.Behind each eye here,one glowing water.Every forest branch moves differentlyin the breeze, but as they sway,they connect...
Rumi poem in The Kite Runner movie
2008-07-08 16:07:00 i just watched the movie Kite Runner, and its a 2007 Academy Award-nominated film directed by Marc Forster based on the novel of the same name by Khaled Hosseini. if you still haven't watched it, you must. its a movie that simply touches the heart.once you watch the movie, there are two lines of the movie that remains in the mind:"there is a way to be good again.""for you, a thousand times over."i loved the poem of Mevlana Rumi recited by the main character, Amir when he was a boy, fleeing to Pakistan as refugee from homeland during Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.Here is the poem (from Mathnawi 1 , 1510 - 1513):Who are we in this complicated world?if we come to sleepwe are His drowsy ones.and if we come to wakewe are in His hands.if we come to weeping,we are His cloud full of raindrops.and if we come to laughing,we are His lightning in that moment.if we come to anger and battle,it is the reflection of His wrath.and if we come to peace and pardon,it is the reflection of His love.Who...
give yourself up without regret | meditative Rumi
2008-06-13 18:50:00 listen, o drop,give yourself up without regret,and in exchange gain the OCEAN.listen, o drop,bestow upon yourself the honor,and in the arms of the SEA be secure.who indeed should be so fortunate?an ocean wooing a dropin GOD'S NAME, IN GOD'S NAME,SELL AND BUY AT ONCE!give a drop,and take this SEA full of pearls.- Rumimay God bestow upon us, the sleeping ones, the blessed realization of Mevlana Rumi, connect us with his spiritual haal (hate) and bless his soul. may we all taste what it means to give up the drop and gain the OCEAN - Hu Allah. La ilaha illaAllah.Balaa man 'aslama wajha-huu lillahiwa huwa muhsinunfalahuuu 'ajruhuu 'inda RabbihWa laa khawfun 'alayhimwa laa hum yahzanuun.Nay, but whosoever gives up his own desireswhile serving God and does good acts,his reward is with his Lord;They shall have no fearsAnd neither shall they grieve.-- Qur'an 2:112.: photo credit via flickr
The Highest Secret of Transmutation of Soul | Rumi
2008-06-05 18:19:00 FirstHepampered mewitha hundred favors.ThenHemelted mewiththe fires of sorrows.AfterHesealed mewiththe Seal of Love,I became Him.ThenHethrew my selfout of me.- Rumi. Inna li'Llahiwa inna ilai Hi raji'un. (The Quran 2:156)Surely We are God'sand toward Him We are the Returning Ones.graphics collage: Sadiq M. Alam,with photo credit to Carolyn E. Scripps
And before Darwin there was -----Rumi
2008-05-18 06:09:00 I died as a mineral and became a plant, I died as plant and rose to animal, I died as animal and I was Man. Why should I fear? When was I less by dying? read more
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Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment | Rumi
2008-05-11 08:38:00 Golden Sufi's teacher Irina Tweedie said:"Mystics teach simple things,And those simple things change people's lives."Perhaps the most remarkable mystic of all time, Jalaluddin Rumi has treasure house of such simple statements containing oceans of meanings. One of such simple statement of Rumi is:"Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment."Few weeks back from now, April 22 i had the opportunity to meet visionary artist, author and teacher Freydoon Rassouli in his Studio here in Encino, California and during the conversation he expanded on the meaning which is simply remarkable and profound.Today again i was in his class which is more of a open-horizon philosophy class than a typical painting and art class, where Rassouli will expand different mystical ideas such as reaching out to soul, intoxication or bewilderment, divine Beloved, looking at creativity as love making etc. One of the favorite subject of Rassouli is the theme of this quote by Rumi, "Sell your cleverness and buy ...
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Riehlife Poetry Treasuretrove of the Day: PBS Fooling with Words
2008-04-26 17:52:00 Wow! Go over the Bill Moyers Journal for links to poetry videos and transcripts of your favorite poets. Hey, Hal Manogue! Here’s a video of Coleman Barks reciting Rumi that will set you up for several days!
Meeting of Rumi and Shams | the famous question that started it all
2008-04-22 20:10:00 One cold November morning, the wandering of the mysterious dervish Shams, who walked in a field of magnetism, brought him to the front of the Shekerjiler Hani (Inn of the Sugar Merchants) in Konya just as Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi was passing. Mevlana Jalaluddin sat majestically on his horse as his students scrambled to walk beside him and hold the stirrup. He had just completed his class at the College of Cotton Merchants.Shams leapt from the crowd, grasped the bridle of the horse and shouted, "O teacher of the Moslems, who was greater, Abu Yazid Bistami or Muhammad the Prophet?"Rumi felt the eyes of Shams looks past his own into the essence of his being, causing rivers of energy to flow within his body. "The Prophet Muhammad was greater," replied Rumi.Then Shams said, "Did not the Prophet say, 'We have not known Thee as Thou deservest to be known,' while Abu Yazid exclaimed, 'How great is my glory; I am exalted; my dignity is unpraised; I am the sultan of sultan'?Mevlana answere...
Entering the Rose with Rumi
2008-04-22 18:38:00 There is a secret path to the heartwinding through a rose,where deep betweenthe layers of roseness,a lover can find the wayto the embedded clues of the truth,hidden there by the warriors of love.There is no battle cry, no army,no weapons, no flag to carry,for the wayfarer must enterthe deep jungle of fragranceand alluring silken beautyto find the heart within the rose.Enter the rose with Rumi,and he will show you the way,spinning you around and dancingyou into laughter and wonder.The mystics know the way of the heartand guard the secrets well.No map exists, and no words can describethe alchemy of the journeythat turns you into light.Fall out of your well laid plans,and fall deeply into love.Love will meet you inside the rose,and you will awakenin the beauty of your heart..(c) whispering mystic.
Rumi and Solveig Feat Rachel Claudio - So Far Away (Incl Julien Jabre The S
2008-04-12 23:23:00 Artist: Rumi & Solveig Feat Rachel ClaudioTitle: So Far Away__Incl Julien Jabre The Stook FGenre: HouseRelease date: 04.05.2008YEAR: 2008Label: D:visionCat. #: DV 546.08 CDMEncoder: LAME 3.97 FINAL (VBR -v2 --vbr-new)Quality: VBRkpbs / 44.1Khz / Joint StereoTracks: 09Total time:55:16 minSize: 72,9 MBTracklist:01 So Far Away Radio Edit 03:3602 So Far Away Main Mix 08:0903 So Far Away Rumi Back 2| Rome Remix 08:3604 So Far Away Original Instrumental Dub 07:2205 So Far Away Rumi Back 2 Rome Dub 08:2806 So Far Away Acappella 01:4307 The Stook Main Mix 07:0708 The Stook Reprise 1 05:0709 The Stook Reprise 2 05:08.:download:.Downloaded From:http://nhitzone.blogspot.c-om/Upload By SiTiRmeUbb
Kajian Tokoh Jalaluddin Rumi
2008-04-08 14:51:00 Kajian Tokoh Seputar Pemikiran (GRATIS/FREE) Setiap Hari Jumat pukul 19.00-21.00 wib di ICC, Buncit Raya Kavling 35 Pejaten Barat Jaksel. Tema Jumat 11 April 2008 Jalaluddin Rumi oleh Prof. DR. Jalaluddin Rakhmat, M.Sc CP: 0815 8535 2014
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Back To Fundamentals By Rumi & Martin Solveig - So Far Away (Main Mix)
2008-03-21 14:13:00 After Dj Gregory, Julien Jabre, Franck Roger and Claude Monnet; Back To Fundamentals proudly presents an unexpected duo Rumi & Solveig for its fourth release So Far Away. Definitely another epic stone in the B2F wall!Produced and perfomed by Martin Solveig for Mixture sterephonic. Vocals by Rachel Claudio, Instruments & programming by Lorenzo Rumi & Martin Solveig.The chart-buster Martin Solveig was glad when his roman friend and colleague Lorenzo Rumi called upon him to return to the roots of house music, starting from the early, glorious Chicago scenario and its immediate and infectious groove. So Far Away came to life, as an impulse with only 2 days of hectic studio session and a few liters of coffee (half a day spent to tune the lazy analog keys that we're finally happy to hear). The guys worked on a stricltly old school basis, (original instrumental) then added a full vocal and new elements to bring the fine charme of today's house, turning so far away in a contem...
Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi
2008-03-19 17:32:00 Mi chiedi chi ama davvero? Chi è in preda alle pene. E quale organo scherza quando il cuore è ansioso? La medicina che cura l'amore non si trova dall'erborista: resta un mistero divino al pari dell'astrolabio. Correte pure, insensati, rincorrendo passioni effimere, ma guai a voi se l'Amore regale d'improvviso vi ghermisce. Ma come pretendete che quell'Amore sia descrivibile, se spesso ci fa vergognare delle nostre stesse parole? Pensate che le parole ve lo rendano più presente, mentre quell'Amore è bello come Mistero inesplicabile? Certo, corre la penna mentre vergo queste sue lodi, ma se scrivo di quell'Amore la sua punta si spezza. Ecco, guai a scrivere sull'amore sublime! S'infrange la penna, e la pergamena si lacera. L'intelletto s'affanna, eppur non lo comprende: sì, solo l'Amore spiega quel suo mistero agli amanti. Potrebbe forse il Sole splendere senza Luce? O mia Lampada, se lo scorgi non distogliere lo s...
Sylvia Browne Is Relaxing Read
2008-02-29 20:01:00 One of the ways I like to relax after a hard day of pounding my head against the computer screen is to read. I’ve already written about the ethereal poetry of Rumi, which I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Rumi on Oneness
2008-02-08 18:01:00 my place is the placeless,the trace of the tracelessneither bodyor souli belong to the Beloved,have seen the two worlds as Oneand that One called toand know:First,Last,Outer,Inner.onl-y that breathbreathing,human - being.- Rumiversion by Coleman Barks:: note. Awwal - The First (Alpha),. Akhir - The Last (Omega),. Zahir - The Outer,. Batin - The Inner- are four of ninety nine Beautiful Names of God (asma-ul husna) as taught in the Divine Revelation of Quran and by the master of mystics, Prophet Muhammad, upon him be love of God. These particular four names / attributes contain the quintessential secret of secret of Divine Manifestation.[>] Audio-Video | listen to this beautiful poem Only Breath by Rumi, translated and recited by Coleman Barks with a breathtaking visual of our planet earth which for mystics is nothing but a Divine Revelation Itself and this video capture that essence so beautifully! click here.
Sema: Traditional Sufi Worship and Whirling
2008-02-03 18:05:00 For over 700 years Muslims have performed a devotional worship, a form of sema, whirling in continual remembrance of their Creator. This tradition of whirling became commonly known through the sufi poet Maulana Jalal’ud-din Rumi. The word sema, which is arabic for “sound” is described best by Shamsi Tabriz, Maulana Jalal’ud-din’s master and shaykh saying, “There ...
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Rumi recited by Coleman Barks
2008-01-15 16:58:00 Coleman Barks who has made resurrect Rumi in the hearts of millions in the west, not only interprets Rumi but also his strange, mystical voice is a joy to hear. Who is best to hear from but the one who made Rumi his exclusive nourishment! Barks, 70, often describes himself as "just one of God's funny family," a sentence used by Bawa Muhaiyaddeeen, Coleman's spiritual teacher who had immense inspiration in bringing Rumi to the English readers. Coleman Barks is a retired Professor of Creative Writing & Poetry in the University of Georgia and has been a student of Sufism since 1977.?If Rumi is the most read poet in America today, Coleman Barks is in good part responsible. His ear for the truly divine madness in Rumi?s poetry is truly remarkable.? - Huston Smith, author, The World?s Religions. Here are a few poems of Rumi translated (or interpreted) by Sufi Coleman and recited by him as well (all are videos via youtube). Clicking each poem will take you to youtube, upon finishing ...
What Jesus runs away from? | Rumi
2007-12-28 21:24:00 The son of Mary, Jesus,hurries up a slopeas though a wild animalwere chasing him.Someone following him asks,'Where are you going?No one is after you.'Jesus keeps on,saying nothing,across two more fields.'Are you the one who sayswords over a dead person,so that he wakes up??"I am."'Did you not make the clay birds fly?' "Yes."'Who then could possibly cause you to run like this?'Jesus slows his pace."I say the Great Name over the deaf and the blind,they are healed. Over a stony mountainside,and it tears its mantle down to the navel.Over non-existence, it comes into existence.But when I speak lovingly for hours, for days,with those who take human warmthand mock it, when I say the Name to them, nothinghappens. They remain rock, or turn to sand,where no plants can grow. Other diseases are waysfor mercy to enter, but this non-respondingbreeds violence and coldness toward God.I am fleeing from that."As little by little air steals water, so praiseIs dried up and evaporates with foolis...
Bittersweet | Madonna meets Rumi
2007-12-27 10:18:00 In my hallucinationI saw my Beloved's flower gardenIn my vertigo, in my dizzinessIn my drunken hazeWhirling and dancing like a spinning wheelI saw myself as the Source of ExistenceI was there in the beginningAnd I was the spirit of loveNow I am soberThere is only the hangoverAnd the memory of loveAnd only the sorrowI yearn for happinessI ask for helpI want mercyAnd my Love says:Look at me and hear meBecause I am hereJust for thatI am your moon and your moonlight tooI am your flower garden and your water tooI have come all this way, eager for youWithout shoes or shawlI want you to laughTo kill all your worriesTo love youTo nourish youOh sweet bitternessI will soothe you and heal youI will bring you rosesI, too, have been covered with thorns- original by Rumi, translated by Deepak Chopra.[>] Watch and hear this beautifully done video of recitation by Madonna in A Gift of Love.. another version is here.The poem itself was written in the 13th century by Persian poet Rumi, who is now on...
Reading Rumi For Relaxation
2007-12-20 20:04:00 "This is love: to fly toward a secret sky…" — Rumi For about a year now, I do a little relaxation activity after work and before "me time". Although I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Reading Rumi For Relaxation
2007-12-20 20:04:00 "This is love: to fly toward a secret sky…" — Rumi For about a year now, I do a little relaxation activity after work and before "me time". Although I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi
2007-12-15 00:18:00 Mevlana 1207 yılında bugün Afganistan sınırları içerisinde yer alan Horasan’ın Belh şehrinde doğmuştur. Mevlana’nın babası Belh şehrinin ileri gelenlerinden olup, sağlığında “Bilginlerin Sultanı” unvanını almış olan Hüseyin Hatibi oğlu Bahaed-din Veled’dir. Annesi ise Belh Emiri Rükneddin’in kızı Mümine Hatun’dur. Bahaed-din Veled, Moğol istilsı nedeniyle Belh’den ayrılmak zorunda kalmıştır. İlk durağı Nişabur olmuştur. Burada mutasavvıf Feridüddin Attar ile de karşılaştılar. Mevlana küçük yaşına rağmen Feridüddin Attar’ın ilgisini çekmiş ve taktirlerini kazanmıştır. Bir hayli yol katettikten sonra Karaman’da Subaşı Emir Musa’nın yaptıkları medreseye yerleştiler. (more…)
Davod Azad - The Divan Of Rumi & Bach [2oo7]
2007-12-06 11:44:00 Who is Davod Azad ? Davod Azad was born in 1963 and raised in Azarbaijan, Iran. His initial brush with classical music occurred when he explored the wonderful music of composers such as Boroumand, Naydavoud, Begjehkhani and Hormozi on his own. He then advanced to study music under the guidance and supervision of Iranian masters on multiple instruments including tar, sehtar, tambour, rabab, and
Rumi on Video
2007-11-30 07:13:00 This is a video day I suppose. In these, Coleman Barks and Robert Bly read some Rumi.
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Kareena and John together in Rumi Jaffery's next
2007-11-26 01:46:00 The duo is set to come together in script-writer-turned-filmmaker- Rumi Jaffery?s next, yet untitled romantic comedy.We hear that Kareena has already signed the film and John has agreed in principle.A reliable source informs, ?It was very unlikely that John and Kareena would work together. However, the status seems to have changed.?Bipasha and Kareena?s catfight on the sets of Ajnabee (2001) is almost legendary. Obviously, Kareena took a dislike for John and didn?t have kind words to offer on Koffee With Karan?s second season. She called John ?expressionless? and her former boyfriend Shahid Kapur also added that she would never be paired with him.The other theory doing the rounds is that John managed to offend Kareena further by saying that he would choose Rani Mukerji over Kareena, again on Koffee With Karan . John had further added, ?Kareena is a sweet girl and if she has problems with Bipasha, then why is she involving me in this??Sources indicate that by roping in John, director ...
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World should hearken to Rumi: Ahmad Jalali - Tehran Times
2007-10-31 01:13:00 World should hearken to Rumi: Ahmad JalaliTehran Times, Iran - 1 hour agoHe expounded on this idea by saying, ?In the world of today, where wars are caused by ideological differences, more attention should be paid to thoughts ...
World should hearken to Rumi: Ahmad Jalali - Tehran Times
2007-10-31 01:13:00 World should hearken to Rumi: Ahmad JalaliTehran Times, Iran - 1 hour agoHe expounded on this idea by saying, ?In the world of today, where wars are caused by ideological differences, more attention should be paid to thoughts ...
FS. Band ( Farinaz & Sogand ) - Rumi
2007-10-09 23:53:00 آهنگ جدید و زیبای فریناز و سوگند به نام رومی به سبک رپ-سنتیDownload Mp3 SongFS. BandPersian Rap
Interview With Blogger Raza Rumi
2007-10-09 06:41:00 Raza Rumi is a Pakistani blogger who maintains a weblog Jahane Rumi devoted to arts, literature, South Asia culture, history and Sufi thought. Raza is also regular writer at All Things Pakistan and not so regular contributor to Desicriticsa and IM blog. In addition, Raza also writes for a Pakistani weekly The Friday Times on myriad topics such as history, arts, literature and society. Raza is a social scientist by training and has worked in Pakistan and abroad in various institutions including the United Nations. His interests other than writing include exploring world civilizations and cultures, painting and mysticism. RR is also a self taught amateur artist. Some of his works can be found here. Check him out on flickr too.Could you tell us what made you decide to blog?It was rather accidental actually. I write for the Pakistani publications and was looking for a space to post the writings until I came across the ?art? of blogging. As I set up this , much of the pent up energy on e...
Raza Rumi on Naeem Bukhari Fiasco
2007-10-04 16:28:00 On the fringes of Pakistani politics, the most darkest shade is of the battle between lawyers. The lawyer who started all this in the first place is Naeem Bukhari. Razi Rumi has some interesting thoughts upon this at,http://www.razarumi.com/2007-/09/28/naeem-bokhari-more-sinne-d-against-than-sinning/
Mevlana Rumi: Ecstasy And Order
2007-10-02 20:16:00 Guest Post by Syed Salman Chishty The 30th of September this year marks the 800th birth anniversary of one of the greatest Sufi mystic poet of Islam, Mevelana Hazrat Jalaluddin Rumi. In honor of Mevlana?s 800th birthday, UNESCO has declared 2007 to be the Year of Mevlana ? a year of love and understanding. The name ...
Happy 800 Birthday, Rumi
2007-10-01 04:13:00 Today is the 800th anniversary of the birth of the great Sufi poet Rumi. An interesting article on Rumi in Afghanistan here If anyone asks youhow the perfect satisfactionof all our sexual wantingwill look, lift your faceand say,Like this.When someone mentions the gracefulnessof the nightsky, climb up on the roofand dance and say,Like this.If anyone wants to know what "spirit" is,or what "God?s fragrance" means,lean your head toward him or her.Keep your face there close.Like this.When someone quotes the old poetic imageabout clouds gradually uncovering the moon,slowly loosen knot by knot the stringsof your robe.Like this.Excerpt from Like This. Illustration by ERIK VILET, from Rending the Veil.Red Jenny
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Rumi Reader | Books on Rumi's Poetry, Love and illumination
2007-09-30 21:46:00 Commemorating the 800th Birthday of Rumi, one of the greatest mystic, philosopher and poet of all time here is a selection of best acknowledged books on Rumi - of not only poetry but also about journey with his mystical sufi master, Shams a Tabriz. For those who wish to understand Rumi better, reading about Shams a Tabriz is essential because its under him Rumi became Rumi. RUMI: The Pocket Reader by Kabir Helminski - the Shaikh of the Mevlevi Order- contains handpicked gems of Rumi?s love and wisdom in poetry and prose, and will easily fit into the smallest pocket book. Flip through it gently and it will faithfully open itself out to a page that has the right lesson for you for that moment, no matter where you are.The Essential Rumi by Coleman Barks and John Moyne is a medium sized, excellent collection of poems carefully selected and translated. This book is great for anyone who wants to begin to understand the length and breadth of Rumi?s poetry ? how he has covered all aspects o...
800th anniversary of the birth of Rumi | the poet of love
2007-09-30 19:13:00 Why should I seek?I am the same as He.His essence speaks through me.I have been looking for myself!- RumiEach human soul impregnated with "the Only Real Soul, the One" is born with infinite possibilities. But it takes millions of human beings to produce a refined soul who can get closer to the Real to such an extent that they can love in-sync and speak in-sync. Nearly 8 centuries ago, on September 30, 1207 such a person was born. Jelal-ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi who would later be know to the world simply as Rumi and who came to make great contributions to the Persian and world literature. A great poet and mystic whose name will always shine on the pages of history: Rumi's blessed birthday is today, 30th September. Rumi was born in Balkh in today's Afghanistan, then within the domains of the Persian Empire, and died on 17 December 1273 in Konya, present-day Turkey where he spent many years of his precious life. The dance of Whirling Dervishes called Sama is a part of the inspiration o...
Rumi on Fasting and Jesus on Spiritual Nourishment
2007-09-22 21:02:00 There's hidden sweetness in the stomach's emptiness.We are lutes, no more, no less. If the soundboxes stuffed full of anything, no music.If the brain and belly are burning clean with fasting,every moment a new song comes out of the fire.The fog clears, and new energy makes you runup the steps in front of you.Be emptier and cry like reed instruments cry.Emptier, write secrets with the reed pen.When you're full of food and drink,Satan sits where your spirit should,an ugly metal statue in place of the Kaaba.When you fast, good habits gatherlike friends who want to help.Fasting is Solomon's ring.Don't give into some illusion and lose your power,but even if you have, if you've lost all will and control,they come back when you fast,like soldiers appearing out of the ground,pennants flying above them.A table descends to your tents, Jesus' table.Expect to see it, when you fast,this tablespread with other food,better than the broth of cabbages.~ Rumi ~. Salutation of peace, salaam to ...
Bulleh Shah & Rumi rally a growing global audience
2007-09-01 01:58:00 August 26, 2007 was the 250th urs of Bulleh Shah. ATP had this post on the same occasion last year. This year we are bringing Raza’s wonderful writing on Bulleh Shah below. Raza Rumi The need to be understood has always remained integral to human existence. It is through the expression of “humanness” and the ...
Jahane Rumi has moved to razarumi.com
2007-06-17 17:39:00 Jahane Rumi has moved to www.razarumi.comyesterday. It is sad to bid farewell to this blog address - for months, I found a generous host in wordpress.com. However, it was time to move on - and so I have. Of course, my host’s imprinttravels with me - razarumi.com is powered by wordpress! Wish me luck Popularity: unranked [?] Read more at ...
Jahane Rumi
2007-06-14 07:00:00 We all are ?in search of the unsearchable: ?O, my soul! where would you find your house,? but Raza Rumi is doing a good job in helping us, in steering us clear along the path through his very well focused, canalized and informed deliberations. Any one who is interested in art and culture or Urdu literature, classical music or Sufi Poetry or Sufism and much more will find enough to quench the thirst here.Jahane Rumi has now moved here. Change your URL, if you have not already done.
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We are friends of the One
2007-05-29 23:07:00 Shall I tell you our secret? We are charming thieves who steal hearts and never fail because we are the friends of the One. The time for old preaching is over we aim straight at the heart. If the mind tries to sneak in and take over we will string it up without delay. We turn poison into medicine and our sorrows into blessings. All ...
Not There | Colemank Barks translation of Rumi
2007-05-24 20:41:00 There?s courage involved if you wantto become truth. There is a broken -open place in a lover. Where arethose qualities of bravery and sharpcompassion in this group? What?s theuse of old and frozen thought? I wanta howling hurt. There is not a treasurywhere gold is stored, this is for copper.We alchemists look for talent thatcan heat up and change. Lukewarmwon?t do. Half-hearted holding back,well-enough getting by? Not here.Translations by Coleman Barks | The Soul of RumiChapter 22. Pilgrim notes: Chance Meetings, Dignity and Purposeimage credit:: posted with permission from Coleman Barks as entry to Sufi Poetry Carnival
Coleman Barks | Vision of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen and Rumi
2007-05-19 15:36:00 As part of Living Dialogues, Duncan Campbell engaged with a dialogue with Coleman Barks. What's unknown to many is the connection between his work on Rumi and the vision of his teacher Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, whom even Coleman never met prior to the dream. Manifesting in dream of disciple of the master is something which is well documented in sufi experience and literature, but coming from a westerner of our time is something worth noting. It testifies the fact that the esoteric dimensions keeps manifesting in all ages when appropriate. read this extra-ordinary experience from Coleman himself. Duncan Campbell: One of the things that I thought might be of interest to our listeners is to tell the story perhaps, for openers as to how you came to Rumi's poetry.Coleman Barks: Well, I've told that story in several places. And it's got at least three strands to it ...... I had this dream in which I was sleeping by the Tennessee River. That's where I grew up outside Chattanooga.And in the d...
Ruminations on Russian Food, Drink and Rubles
2007-05-15 20:16:00 MOSCOW?I mean, BETHESDA ?Driving back home through Bethesda this morning, the smell of two ?everything? bagels filling the car and the sun shining brightly, I was struck by how adaptable people can be. In a day or two, my DC routine will feel normal again. Yet sixteen hours ago I was flying over the Arctic ...
By: On Frozen Blog
ruminations on life, death and retirement
2007-05-13 02:39:00 I went swimming today. The heat index rose well into the 90's and there seemed little breeze. I lay around the bedroom in the afternoon, reading "Being Dead" by Jim Crace, while my wife snoozed.We seemed to have been touched by death a lot lately. Louisa's Step-Dad, Gene, passed away a week ago. Our friend Sue (who Louisa is out with tonight walking the trails in Sabino Canyon) had her Father die the week before. Louisa and Sue had been planning a girls night last weekend but when Gene died all plans fell about. Louisa flew down to St. Petersburg FL to be with her Mom and brothers (we had just been with them all in March for Mom's 80th birthday). Tonight Louisa and Sue will have time to commiserate with each other and have an evening together, feasting their appetites on snacks and wine as they "wake" their fathers.Just three weeks ago my childhood idol, Alan Ball, succumbed to a heart attack at 61 and today we went to the funeral for Louisa's boss's wife, Roni Rogers, who died...
By: bollocks
Rumi Islam: A TRULY Moderate Form of Islam
2007-05-12 00:00:00 -By Warner Todd Huston I finally found a moderate Islamic culture in that inspired by Maulana Jalaluddin Balkhi Rumi. It is a form of Sufism that is practiced heavily in Bosnia and is so far from the traditionally oppressive Islam that it is hard to believe that it even IS an ...
By: Publius Forum
boa tarde, Harumi Nemoto
2007-04-25 00:00:00 http://www.kineda.com/harumi-ne-moto/ arigato
By: Hector Lima
Rumi's Poems | recitation and reading at YouTube | the best ones
2007-04-24 11:18:00 Rumi Poems recited with images and texts.{ } Come on SweetHeart{ } Look at that mirrorRumi Poetry Recitation Video. Duncan Mackintosh and Ashley Ramsden tell tales from Rumi as part of the 800th anniversary year of Rumi.{ } Whoever brought me here{ } Light that is One{ } Those who flee from loveRumi Poems fused with images and music.{ } Become the Sky{ } Say I Am You{ } Beyond the Stars{ } I was dead, I became alive (Persian){ } We are as the fluteimage credit
Rick's Ruminations: Full Feeds
2007-04-18 18:10:00 David Churbuck's recent post imploring bloggers to publish full feeds reminded me that I've been meaning to comment on this for a while. It's a subject I speak on regularly at SES, and some of the recommendations I make are not the same ones you see made on a number of blogs. First of all, I think the primary justification often given for partial feeds - that it will drive higher clickthroughs back to the publisher's site - is off-base. As people subscribe to feeds, they subscribe to more feeds. And that means they're consuming more content, which means that each click out of the feed reader is taking the reader away from more content. In other words, feed reading is consumption-oriented, not transactionally focused. We've seen no evidence that excerpts on their own drive higher clickthroughs. Secondly, the reason many larger publishers give for trying to steer traffic back to the site is that they can make money on the site. Guess what? You can monetize feeds as well - givi...
Ruminating over the Don Imus Controversy
2007-04-11 01:32:00 I swear, if I hear one more news commentator utter the phrase “nappy-headed hos”, I’m going to jump off a bridge. (Especially you, Shepard Smith!) It is like thecable news networkshave been given a license to become copy-cat criminals and are just finding ways to incorporate the phrase into every news story. CNN BREAKING NEWS: “Nancy ...
By: GayPatriot
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