On Song of the Sun, Andrew Harvey, the Oxford-trained authority on Rumi and bestselling author of several modern spiritual classics, takes us inside the extraordinary life and teachings of this legendary prophet and poet. Harvey sifts through the many tales associated with Rumi's life to fashion this rich and inspiring portrait of what a human being in love with and empowered by God can become. From the way Rumi's life was transformed by the mystic teacher Shams ("Sun"), to his founding of the Mevlevi order of Sufis, to his most sumptuous odes and quatrains - here is the full mystery of Rumi's life and love as we have never heard it before.
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Look inside the extraordinary life & teachings of the prophet & poet Jalal-ud-Din Rumi. A rich & inspiring portrait of what a human being in love with & empowered by God can become
About the Author
Andrew Harvey is the author of "Son of Man" (named one of "Publishers Weekly's" Best Books of 1998) & the bestsellers "The Journey to Ladakh" & "Hidden Journey". With Sogyal Rinpoche, he coauthored "The Tibetan Book of Living & Dying". He lives with his husband, photographer Eryk Hanut, in Nevada near the Mojave Desert.
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Passion for Truth,
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This review is from: Song of the Sun: The Life, Poetry and Teachings of Rumi (Audio Cassette)
Andrew Harvey has given us a passionate, loving homage to Rumi, as well as a reliable depiction of the mystical path, with its dangers and joys. Harvey is no mere `academic'; he is an enthusiastic lover of Truth. In an age when Rumi's poems are available widely, this audiobook is a powerful reminder that there is a teaching/learning depth in Rumi that his mere popularity can't possibly reflect. (Ridhwan students, especially: read or hear this book!)
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An intimate transmission,
By Loretta H. Roome (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Song of the Sun: The Life, Poetry and Teachings of Rumi (Audio Cassette)
With great generosity of spirit and true humility, Andrew Harvey, authority on the life and poetry of Rumi, speaks to us in Song of the Sun. I am very grateful to Mr. Harvey for sharing so much more than his knowledge. He speaks in a deeply personal voice, telling us how he came to Rumi, and the impact of this encounter on his own spiritual journey. I am a great fan of Andrew Harvey's written work, and I felt that listening to these tapes was like a one-on-one encounter, where every question I had was answered well beyond my expectations.
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Grating,
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The music is appropriately mystical and pleasing, and Rumi's poems are of course peerless, profound, and timeless. But Andrew Harvey's enunciation in performing the poems is grating - overly emotional, and whiney, as if spiritual extascy were somehow a complaint.
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