false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169160607m/38627.jpg 38627 2 Rise up nimbly and go on your strange journey to the ocean of meanings...<br><br>In the mid-thirteenth century, in a dusty marketplace in Konya, Turkey, a city where Muslim, Christian, Hindu, and Buddhist travelers mingled, Jelaluddin Rumi, a popular philosopher and scholar, met Shams of Tabriz, a wandering dervish.  Their meeting forever altered the course of Rumi's life and influenced the mystical evolution of the planet.  The bond they formed was everlasting--a powerful transcendent friendship that would flow through Rumi as some of the world's best-loved ecstatic poetry.<br><br>Rumi's passionate, playful poems find and celebrate sacred life in everyday existence.  They speak across all traditions, to all peoples, and today his relevance and popularity continue to grow.  In <i>The Illuminated Rumi,</i> Coleman Barks, widely regarded as the world's premier translator of Rumi's writings, presents some of his most brilliant work, including many new translations.  To complement Rumi's universal vision, Michael Green has worked the ancient art of illumination into a new, visually stunning form that joins typography, original art, old masters, photographs, and prints with sacred images from around the world.<br><br><i>The Illuminated Rumi</i> is a truly groundbreaking collaboration that interweaves word and image: a magnificent meeting of ancient tradition and modern interpretation that uniquely captures the spiritual wealth of Rumi's teachings.  Coleman Barks's wise and witty commentary, together with Michael Green's art, makes this a classic guide to the life of the soul for a whole new generation of seekers. 791993 13 10 1997 The Illuminated Rumi total:220|5:153|4:43|3:18|2:5|1:1| 220 1002 298 28 5 0 false false Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 17:14:36 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 17:15:02 -0700 2009 ongoing The poetry - sublime.


"In the orchard and rose garden

I long to see your face.

In the taste of Sweetness

I long to kiss your lips.

In the shadows of passion

I long for your love.

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I think I like the poem The Guest House best from this collection.]]> 0 1 false false Tue Sep 25 14:22:25 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 14:22:25 -0700 2007
something maybe to do with sufis and past lives...

beautiful art combined with the words of rumi. who often brings tears to my eyes any day of the week

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"I don't regret how much I love and I avoid those who repent their passion."

"Many people travel to Syria and Iraq and meet only hypocrites.
Others go all the way to India and see just merc...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Sep 04 21:58:34 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 08:40:24 -0700 2009
This is my favorite verse from "The Illuminated Rumi", a beautifully translated and illustrated edition of selected verses by the 13th-century Persian poet. Coleman Barks and Mic...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 13 15:26:49 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 15:28:12 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 19:55:36 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 19:57:02 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jun 24 21:17:57 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 21:18:09 -0700 2009 a must read...especially if you're a lover.]]> 0 0 false false Mon Dec 01 18:46:32 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 18:47:08 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Jan 24 00:40:09 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 00:40:36 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 06 09:04:30 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 09:04:53 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Nov 09 09:08:41 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 09 09:10:02 -0800 2007
It is a lovely introduction to the poetry of Rumi as the poems are isolated by art, and the reader's pace slows as the words and images are ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Aug 12 21:27:35 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 15 13:24:08 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Wed Aug 13 06:00:20 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 06:04:16 -0700 2008
I wish I could give it as a gift to every single person I love to show them how much they inspire me.]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 31 12:03:15 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 31 12:04:01 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Oct 25 03:49:44 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 25 05:15:22 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Aug 03 13:19:50 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 13:21:19 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Aug 05 17:28:29 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 05 17:32:08 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Fri Apr 18 10:34:11 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 10:35:26 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=38627