March 12, 2021: Rumi, Mystic

Whether you’re racing through each day or taking them one sweet, slow step at a time, today’s quote reminds us that we don’t always have to go through life at the same speed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

We all experience growing pains in different relationships. Today’s quote offers a way to ease through the bumps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Today’s quote gives permission to go easy on yourself, and cut yourself some slack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Without knowing it, you have probably heard of or read Rumi’s words before. Perhaps you were between pain and letting go or wanting and finding love. Wherever you are, the story and words of this great 13th-century Persian poet still expresses what we feel today. “Out beyond idea ... Show More

In an ode to the Persian language, author Leili Anvar unfurls the work of 13th-century mystic poet Rumi and reflects on how poetry gives meaning to our lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

Who brings you to praise? Rumi’s great poem of praise to the “you” is to his great friend Shams, and through that friendship, to God.Rumi was a 13th-century Muslim mystic and poet. He left behind a vast body of lyric poetry, metaphysical writings, lectures, and letters, which hav ... Show More

From East to West, Rumi is one of the most universally respected poets of all time. A 13th Century Islamic scholar, his encounter with a wandering dervish transformed him into a globally celebrated mystic and poet of love who has crossed borders of time, faith, language and geogr ... Show More

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poetry of Rumi, the Persian scholar and Sufi mystic of the 13th Century. His great poetic works are the Masnavi or "spiritual couplets" and the Divan, a collection of thousands of lyric poems. He is closely connected with four modern countries: ... Show More

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poetry of Rumi, the Persian scholar and Sufi mystic of the 13th Century. His great poetic works are the Masnavi or "spiritual couplets" and the Divan, a collection of thousands of lyric poems. He is closely connected with four modern countries: ... Show More

<p>Today’s poem is Third Week of Ramadan by Sahar Romani. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. </p><br/><p>In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem banishes any doubt that this is all a precious journey. It is a poem that points to a holy rite practiced the world over wh ... Show More

You may be surprised to learn that one of the best-selling poets in America today is a man who lived and died 800 years ago. The Persian-born Rumi, Jalal ad-Din Muhammed Rumi, to give him his full name, was a Sufi master who wrote ecstatic poems about joy and love and separation ... Show More