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The Love Poems of Rumi (Hardcover)

~ Deepak Chopra (Editor) "In the orchard and rose garden..." (more)
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Born Jalal ad-Din Mohammad Balkhi in Persia early in the thirteenth century, the poet known as Rumi (named after the city where he lived) composed works of mysticism and desire that inspired countless people in his own time and throughout the centuries. His poems expressed the deepest longings of the human heart for its beloved, for that transcendent intimacy which is the source of the divine.

This slender, beautiful volume consists of new translations by Farsi scholar Fereydoun Kia, edited by Deepak Chopra to evoke the rich mood and music of Rumi's love poems. Exalted yearning, ravishing ecstasy, and consuming desire emerge from these poems as powerfully today as they did on their creation more than 700 years ago.


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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Persian

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  • Hardcover: 64 pages
  • Publisher: Harmony; 1 edition (January 12, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0609602438
  • ISBN-13: 978-0609602430
  • Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rumi brings love to the point yet full of passion and truths, November 20, 1999
By J. Jacquin (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
Rumi can not be described as "touchy feeley love poetry", that would be offensive! Rumi speaks truths through his mind and soul in the simplest terms, uncomplicated, tangible and, above all, humanly attainable. This can not be read quickly, it must be digested slowly, carefully, gracefully and with an open soul. Anything else and the reader would be cheating themselves out of something beautiful.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A universal sense of divine Love as the only real being., May 28, 1999
By martdj@worldnet.att.net (Point Richmond, California) - See all my reviews
Rumi's sense of divine Love as the essence of one's own being, shines resplendently through almost every poem in this collection. He seems to say that looking for life outside this sense is somewhat like to trying follow footsteps through the sand as they dissolve in the waves in front of you.

This "lover" must be seen within spiritual consciousness; must be felt in the warmth and security of the perfection of the Divine. Rumi must be interpreted metaphysically, yet speaks to the everyday experience. Drink in the spiritual wine!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Rumi's Love Is Not What You Think, April 15, 1998
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When you read this book seperately from Rumi's life and thought you can think that he talks about love between men and women. But he is not talking about humanly love, he is talking about spiritual love; love to God and to things created by God. So, one must read these poems by keeping this in mind. Then s/he will begin to look at world with a different eye.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Legendary among Legends.
Rumi embodies a surreal eloquence that ceaselessly provokes emotionality within the chasms of the soul. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Adesh K. Seuraj

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
Rumi and Deepak, a union made in heaven:)
Perfect little book of Rumi to give as a gift for a first glimpse into his world, beautiful.
Published 22 months ago by Angela M. Cunnane

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
If you ever get into an argument with your husband or wife, read a few of these outloud to each other, and soon you'll both be crying and laughing and forgiving and loving... Read more
Published on June 10, 2007 by Kathy Butler

4.0 out of 5 stars A Rumi Bedside Companion
Trying to plow through all of Rumi's works can be overwhelming. How nice to have a tiny selection to keep by the bedside for inducing dreams of love!
Published on January 9, 2007 by K. Stowell

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
Jalal al-Din Mohammad Balkhi (more popularly known as `Rumi') is a well known 13th century Sufi poet and theologian. Read more
Published on December 23, 2005 by Edward H. Carroll

5.0 out of 5 stars Elegant, Sacredly Sensual - This one is a Keeper Squared
Wow. I sat reading this elegantly slim volume in my local Barnes and Noble and I am surprised I didn't float away in ecstacy. Read more
Published on April 4, 2005 by Julie Jordan Scott

4.0 out of 5 stars The beauty of Rumi is timeless
However, this book was not nearly long enough, and the feel of the book was far too "abridged" for my taste. Read more
Published on March 18, 2002 by Christina Paul

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely fantastic
Although I am not into poems too much, I had to read this book as it was a present from my boyfriend. After reading the book I was stunned... Read more
Published on July 4, 2001 by Deniz Kalafat

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Anyone familiar with Rumi's Persian originals will find these translations deeply disappoinitng. Communicates only a fraction of Rumi's burningly intense and often complex... Read more
Published on June 12, 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars Atrocious
This book is definitely the worst attempt at translating Rumi's work which I have ever come across. It is so bad, it is almost unbelievable. Read more
Published on May 28, 2001

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