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Gaia Quote: Rumi
Posted on Apr 16th, 2008
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Peter
Peter
"Wisdom is like the rain. Its source is limitless, but it comes down according to the season."
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A Moth To the Flame In this Mad World
Posted on Jan 30th, 2008
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Peter
Peter
I was lying in bed last night after finishing A Moth to the Flame: The Life of the Sufi Poet Rumi by Connie Zweig (recommended by zaadzster Julian ) earlier that day and 50 pages... More »
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God and Atheism
Posted on Jan 15th, 2008
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Peter
Peter
[Wat (temple) in Chiang Mai, Thailand] A friend of mine and fellow zaadzster, James Norris , wrote a really interesting note on Facebook that I'd like to share. James is kind of a guru to... More »
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Update on Travels and Books
Posted on Dec 22nd, 2007
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Peter
Peter
[Kuangsi Waterfalls, Laos] Hello everyone. I am back home in Louisiana. Just wanted to put another update out there... Spent 16 days in Jakarta, Indonesia with my father and his new wife, Susan. I'm very... More »
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More 'Love Is a Stranger'
Posted on Jun 10th, 2007
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Peter
Peter
I read another poem from Love Is a Stranger . Here it is. To Take a Step Without Feet This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, To cause a hundred veils to fall... More »
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Song of the Reed
Posted on May 16th, 2007
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Peter
Peter
This is one of Jelaluddin Rumi's most well known and revered passages. The Song of the Reed is the beginning of Masnavi (Mathnawi) I, I - 35. The Masnavi has been called "The Koran in... More »
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Love Is a Stranger
Posted on Apr 29th, 2007
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Peter
Peter
My girlfriend recently surprised me with a copy of Love is a Stranger translated by Kabir Helminski because she's sweet and enjoys me reading her Rumi. These poems feel different than the Coleman Barks' translations,... More »
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Stainless Endless Radiance
Posted on Nov 24th, 2006
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Peter
Peter
Here's some more good stuff. This comes from my Rigpa Glimpse of the Day . O love, O pure deep love, be here, be now Be all; worlds dissolve into your stainless endless radiance, Frail... More »
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Burning, Burning, Burning
Posted on Nov 4th, 2006
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Peter
Peter
I've been in the poetry mood lately, so here's some more. I posted a Rumi poem a month or so ago but I think it was incomplete and incorrect considering another version of the poem... More »
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The Sufis are World-Changing
Posted on Oct 29th, 2006
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Peter
Peter
I am really, really enjoying this new book. When I went to BookPeople with my dad, I also bought some tibetan made incense, and some of the money from the incense goes to the Free... More »
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