[Rumi’s words are an] expression of praise and grief and gratitude and play. – Coleman Barks
[Rumi] is trying to get us to feel the vastness of our true identity… like the sense you might get walking into a cathedral… – Coleman Barks
Ramana Maharshi and Rumi would agree: the joy of being human is in uncovering the core we already are, the treasure buried in the ruin. – Coleman Barks
