{"product_id":"the-rumi-collection-an-anthology-of-translations-of-mevlana-jalaluddin-rumi-paperback","title":"The Rumi Collection: An Anthology of Translations of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMevlana Jalaluddin Rumi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKabir Helminski\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rich introduction to the work of Rumi by the foremost scholar on the great mystical poet, featuring leading literary translations of his verse by Coleman Barks, Robert Bly, Andrew Harvey, Kabir Helminski, Camille Helminski, Daniel Liebert, and Peter Lamborn Wilson.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRumi's poems are beloved for their touching perceptions of humanity and the Divine. To display the major themes of Rumi's work, each of the eighteen chapters in this anthology are arranged topically, such as \"The Inner Work,\" \"The Ego Animal,\" \"Passion for God,\" \"Praise,\" and \"Purity,\" uncovering a deep and timeless understanding of Sufism and mysticism. Also included is a biography of Rumi by Andrew Harvey and an introductory essay by Kabir Helminski on the art of translating Rumi's work into English. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The Spiritual Surgeon\"\u003cbr\u003eCan the water of a polluted stream \u003cbr\u003eWash away the dirt? \u003cbr\u003eCan human knowledge sweep away \u003cbr\u003eThe ignorance of the sensual self? \u003cbr\u003eHow does a sword fashion its own hilt? \u003cbr\u003eGo, entrust your wound to a surgeon, \u003cbr\u003eFor flies will gather around the wound \u003cbr\u003eUntil it can't be seen. \u003cbr\u003eThese are your selfish thoughts \u003cbr\u003eAnd all you dream of owning. \u003cbr\u003eThe wound is your own dark hole. \u003cbr\u003eMathnawi I, 3221-3224 \u003cbr\u003e(translated by Kabir Helminski and Camille Helminski)\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJALALUDDIN RUMI (1207-1273) was not only a poet, mystic, and the founder of a Sufi order, he was a man of profound insight into the nature of human existence and possibly the greatest mystical poet of any age.\u003cbr\u003eKABIR HELMINSKI is the author of \u003ci\u003eLiving Presence: A Sufi Way to Mindfulness and the Essential Self\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the translator of numerous books of Sufi literature and especially Rumi. He is the codirector, with his wife, Camille Helminski, of the Threshold Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge and practice of Sufism. As the publisher of Threshold Books for some twenty years, he was largely responsible for making Rumi the most widely read poet of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.7 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772459516192,"sku":"9781645471653","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eaea4090ed69341fe05998b9a2bee13a.webp?v=1780406177","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-rumi-collection-an-anthology-of-translations-of-mevlana-jalaluddin-rumi-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}