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The Essential Rumi, New Expanded Edition

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 ex

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“Dance, when you're broken open. Dance, if you've torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance, when you're perfectly free.”

— Rumi, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Spirituality, Rumi, Inspirational

“When someone is counting out gold for you, don't look at your hands, or the gold. Look at the giver.”

— Rumi, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Spirituality, Rumi

“My sweet heart, you have aroused my passion, your touch has filled me with desire, I am no longer separate from you, these are precious moments, I beseech you, don’t let me wait,”

— Rumi, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Spirituality, Rumi

“When I am with you, we stay up all night. When you're not here, I can't go to sleep.”

— Rumi, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Spirituality, Rumi

“Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.”

— Rumi, amazon.com

Tagged: Stories, Myths, Storytelling, Life, Ambition