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John Baldock

The Essence of Rumi

Get drunk on Love, for Love is all that exists. Unless you make Love your business, you will not be admitted to the Beloved.' (Divan-i Shams-i Tabriz 455:A1:54)

The thirteenth-century saint Jalaluddin Rumi has been called the greatest mystical poet of any age, and his work compared to that of Dante and Shakespeare. Over a period of 25 years he composed over 70,000 verses of poetry on the subjects of divine love, mystic passion and ecstatic illumination.

Rumi was also a master story-teller, as this comprehensive exploration of his work so rewardingly reveals. Primarily an introduction to Rumi and the path of self-surrender, it is arranged in such a way that it guides the reader from the poet's outer, historical world to the inner, spiritual essence of his teaching.

The Essence of Rumi offers us the opportunity to overcome the limitations of our human view of the world and transform our sensory eye into the poet's all-seeing Ocean of Reality.
241 printed pages
Copyright owner
Arcturus Digital
Original publication
2005
Publication year
2005
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  • Zeerath 🦋shared an impression3 months ago
    👍Worth reading
    💡Learnt A Lot

    It's a perfect read for get to know about Rumi

  • Joey Schumansshared an impression5 years ago
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    An eye-opening and heart blooming introduction to Rumi. A must read in my opinion.

Quotes

  • Zeerath 🦋has quoted3 months ago
    I have heard your plea. Come forth, and wherever you go victory will be yours.’
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    ocean was never fouled by the mouth of a dog.’
  • Zeerath 🦋has quoted3 months ago
    history is like the story of the elephant in the dark: no one can see the whole picture.

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