Huston Smith's Quote - If Rumi is the most-read poet in America today, Coleman Barks is i

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If Rumi is the most-read poet in America today, Coleman Barks is i

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 really remarkable. – Huston Smith

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Ive spent the last 50 years or so steeping myself in the worlds religions, and Ive done my homework. Ive gone to each of the worlds eight great religions and sought out the most profound scholars I could find, and Ive apprenticed myself to them and actually practiced each faith. – Huston Smith

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There is a fountain inside you. Don’t walk around with an empty bucket. – Rumi

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