Coleman Barks's Quote - [Rumi’s words are an] expression of praise and grief and gratitude

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[Rumi's words are an] expression of praise and grief and gratitude

[Rumi’s words are an] expression of praise and grief and gratitude and play. – Coleman Barks

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[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

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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

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And if you are a rose, I am rose-shadow. – Rumi

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Purify your eyes, and see the pure world. Your life will fill with radiant forms. – Rumi

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Put your thoughts to sleep, do not let them cast a shadow over the moon of your heart. Let go of thinking. – Rumi

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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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