"Mafi's luminous translation brings the Persian poet Rumi's distinctive and timeless Sufi lessons to a new audience." — Foreword ReviewsThis fresh prose translation of 105 short teaching stories by Rumi, which form the core of the six-volume Masnavi, explores the hidden spiritual aspects of everyday experience. Rumi transforms the seemingly mundane events of daily life into profound Sufi teaching moments. These prose gems transport readers to the world of t...

The Masnavi I Ma'navi is a poetic masterpiece by the Persian Sufi mystic and poet Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, commonly known as Rumi. Completed in the 13th century, it is considered one of the greatest works of Persian literature and Sufi poetry. The Masnavi is composed of six books containing thousands of verses, written in rhyming couplets. It explores themes of spirituality, love, and the soul's journey towards union with the divine. Through allegorical stories, parables, and metaphors,...

Discover timeless wisdom that continues to inspire millions around the world.For more than eight centuries, the words of Mawlana Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi have touched hearts, healed souls, and guided readers toward a deeper understanding of love, compassion, and the human spirit. In this beautifully translated collection, 120 of Rumi's most inspiring quotations have been carefully selected and presented in clear, modern English to help readers ap...

Exciting to those unfamiliar with Rumi’s verse as well as to the veteran scholar, this volume, following on Love Is My Savior, offers more of the little-known Arabic poems of Mawlana Rumi. These poems take the reader on a journey of spiritual search, ecstatic union, universal salvation, and mystic reconciliation, in which Rumi reveals his soul and welcomes everyone to his spiritual feast. This dual-language volume, with its informative introduction, is one of the first to bring Ru...

Islam is one of the world’s great religions and over the centuries one of its strongest voices. For Peace. For Tolerance. For the realisation that we are all in this World together. Whatever our individual beliefs much of its teachings are wise words for us all.As Islam moved from its Arabian heartland to a wider geographic area so its core message remained albeit adapted to different lands, to different ears. Poets were ever eager to provide an alternate way of delivering the ‘mes...

This will be the hottest summer yet! After overcoming the love triangle with Hagiwara through the sports festival, Koeda obtains even more of Masamune's affection for herself. When the seasons change and summer arrives, the two of them go to the beach with Hagiwara and Take. While at the beach, Koeda's feelings for Masamune grow, and she tells him that she wouldn't mind continuing ""intimate relations,"" which have been on hold since their hot springs trip!

One might call Hikari extraordinarily ordinary. One day, she takes up a new hobby-imagining what a romance would be like between her pretty friend Mari and the cute guy in their class, Ohtani. It's all in harmless fun, until the roles start to get tangled in Hikari's mind. Does she really have to be just the best friend in this love story? And just who is on Ohtani's mind when his eyes drift away…?

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.1 - A Rhyme A Dozen - 12 Poems, 12 Poets, 1 Topic - The Mystic East2 - Only Breath by Jalalu...

Mari Takahashi is a beautiful, shy girl, who is attracted to her teacher, Matsudaira-sensei. One day, her secret feelings come spilling out… Meanwhile, Hikaru Asagiri, a handsome student with impeccable academic and athletic ability, enters the picture. He lives life on easy mode, but what does he hide in his heart?

An immigrant weaves a new, surreal Americana, complete with bubblegum fights and bomb queens.Rarely does a new talent arrive in the medium as unmistakably distinct as Rumi Hara. With immersive art and a clear-eyed storytelling rhythm, her uncategorizable debut, Nori, put her playful cartooning on display. Her new collection, The Peanutbutter Sisters and Other American Stories, delights with equal mischievousness.The Peanutbutter Sister...

Jalaloddin Rumi's Masnavi-ye Ma'navi, or 'Spiritual Couplets', composed in the 13th Century, is a monumental work of poetry in the Sufi tradition of Islamic mysticism. For centuries before his love poetry became a literary phenomenon in the West, Rumi's Masnavi had been revered in the Islamic world as its greatest mystical text. Drawing upon a vast array of characters, stories and fables, and deeply versed in spiritual teaching, it takes us on a profound ...

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