The Essential Rumi

This book is a wonderful journey through the true religion.

Good quality n ofc great poems . 10/10 would recommend

Paper quality is poor But book quality is superior

When Rumi writes, he pours his soul onto the paper. The paper then takes flight — soaring far and wide, whispering the name of the Almighty. Every word he pens is a devotion, an offering to the Divine. His words are not meant to be merely read — they are to be sipped, like nectar. His emotions are not simply felt — they are meant to be lived. A wonderful read!

I personally like Coleman Barks translation than others, and this book is a Gem. If you are beginner, definetly go for this one. This is my personal recommendation to anyone new to Rumi.

The book is just amazing the way Coleman bark's has explained it. Rumi's teaches and define of how to live, luv and be grateful. But the vocabulary are quite hard not that easy to understand😁😁.Need to read throughly. Overall a great book.

A truly motivating book for those who consider love as a devine power. Rumi explained the complexities of Relationships between the beloved and the Devine Lover in a simple manner manner. This book also authenticates an old saying that says that Greatest Things on earth can be Explained only with Simplicity.

It is not in hardcover format.

As one involved in meditation as a path to enlightenment and quite well read in the subject I greatly enjoyed this volume of Rumi's poetry. As poetry on its own it stands head and shoulders above most poetry written in the English language. That is saying a lot as English has produced some magnificent works both historically and contemporarily. Rumi can easily be compared to Shakespeare in quality although their subject matter was quite different. Shakespeare of course dealt with egoic human nature while Rumi is more concerned with the mystical Spirit of all things. For the uninitiated some of the symbolism may take a while to understand but I think anyone who is considering this volume would be acquainted with such symbols as a door or a window or even the capital "K" King, or Friend as compared to friend. Although Rumi is 13th century Muslim many of his references are to the transcendent figures of Christianity. Many Christians may never have thought of the symbolic relationship of Jesus and his donkey but Rumi explains it very succinctly. Christianity of course has its own areas of mystical thought but for the most part have been banned by the Church as heretical simply because they erase the necessity of intermediaries between man and God, ie. the power structure of the priesthood. Look to the Gnostic Writings of the early church to see how similar they are to mystical thinking universally. Some of the words uttered by Jesus in the Gnostic Gospels might seem quite incomprehensible to our modern, indoctrinated minds. Of course in mystical thought, of which Rumi is a paramount figure, man's approach to God is direct. "The Kingdom of Heaven is Within" and " To know one's Self is to know God " are but two basic examples. Over and above the mystical thinking exemplified in this volume, it is highly erotic and at times, perhaps mainly to the Western mind, down right hilarious. Imagine a cook's responses to the objections of the chickpea in being boiled in water. The cook's responses turn out to be quite reasonable in themselves, not to mention the spiritual understanding involved. It is no wonder that Rumi is the most read poet in America today (by children of the '60's?) and it is said that Coleman Bark's translations are much of the reason. I can not comment on that as I have only begun to read the work of other translators and am yet unable to intelligently compare and contrast but I will say that the translations of Coleman Bark have enabled a deep chord to be struck within me by this writer and poet in 13th century Farsi. I would highly recommend this volume to anyone exploring the Spiritual, as I would also recommend this volume to anyone who either loves poetry itself or thinks of poetry only as something to be taken or left. If you are one of the latter it may introduce you to a whole new view of literary expression. As with most all poetry it does demand time of contemplation to fully grasp its beauty and meaning. Rumi will always occupy of place of importance in my library, non-fiction of course.

Excellent

Enjoy reading the poems. Great stuff.

j'ai apprécié ce bouquin, il correspondait parfaitement à mes attentes. Une belle couverture et de magnifiques poèmes ! Je le conseille vivement.

Just what I hoped for.