by Jalal Al-Din Rumi
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Rise up nimbly and go on your strange journey to the ocean of meanings...
In the mid-thirteenth century, in a dusty marketplace in Konya, Turkey, a city where Muslim, Christian, Hindu, and Buddhist travelers mingled, Jelaluddin Rumi, a popular philosopher and scholar, met Shams of Tabriz, a wandering dervish. Their meeting forever altered the course of Rumi's life and influenced the mystical evolution of the planet. The bond they formed was everlasting--a powerful transcendent friendship that would flow through Rumi as some of the world's best-loved ecstatic poetry.
Rumi's passionate, playful poems find and celebrate sacred life in everyday existence. They speak across all traditions, to all peoples, and today his relevance and popularity continue to grow. In The Illuminated Rumi, Coleman Barks, widely regarded as the world's premier translator of Rumi's writings, presents some of his most brilliant work, including many new translations. To complement Rumi's universal vision, Michael Green has worked the ancient art of illumination into a new, visually stunning form that joins typography, original art, old masters, photographs, and prints with sacred images from around the world.
The Illuminated Rumi is a truly groundbreaking collaboration that interweaves word and image: a magnificent meeting of ancient tradition and modern interpretation that uniquely captures the spiritual wealth of Rumi's teachings. Coleman Barks's wise and witty commentary, together with Michael Green's art, makes this a classic guide to the life of the soul for a whole new generation of seekers.
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 One of the must have books on Rumi!, 2008-11-19
I love this book! It is one of those books I fall into when I've had a tough day and I just need to center myself. I highly recommend MANY MANY poems in here but a favorite would have to be Baby Pigeon on pg. 32
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One of my top 10, 2008-09-14
Green and Barks have created a wonderful book to interest anyone who is spiritually minded. Not sure if Rumi was translated perfectly or even in accordance with Sufism--there probably was a lot lost in translation as is always the case. However, the poems appeal to one who is interested in universal truth and the book moves you to think about the Infinite--and that may be the ultimate purpose of any spiritual work. This book adds beauty in artistry (right brain) and then asks the deep and pointed questions that get you thinking (left brain).
I've given away over 15 copies and everyone has enjoyed this book.
The Illuminated Rumi is in my all time TOP 10 favorites and I take it off the shelf often...and I must have over 20 books on Sufism that never even get opened.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 A book to celebrate Coleman Barks, 2008-05-16
This book will disappoint anyone who has seriously delved into the writings of Rumi. It is hard to see where Rumi starts and Barks leaves off which left me totally confused. I believe that Barks took many liberties with the translation of Rumi writings. The art work was too "new-age" for me and did not really add any new insights into the life and writings of this man.
A very shallow read.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
lucious illustration, inspiring poetry, 2008-05-05
I purchased this item as a gift, and will buy another for myself. The art is stunning, the translations bring poetry to life. A book to treasure for years.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 Good work not always lasts, 2008-02-13
I got this calendar for my wife since she liked the art work very much last year. But ... she thinks that the art work is not as creative as last year. More perspicuously said, she is very disappointed. Did I say she is an artist and retired art teacher?
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