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maketeaa's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
we are both lover and beloved, the wine and the drinker, the circler and circled. we should come near to the beloved like a moth to a flame, ready to have our wings burnt. rumi talks of the suicide our souls long for to unify with the beloved, and how we must detach from our manifest world to truly realise what completes us. his poetic allegories are ripe with symbolism, with metaphors of consciousness, subconsciousness, our state of awareness and how what we draw into ourselves is what impregnates us, creating the progeny that is our reality. like soap washing with our dirt, rumi cleans us, leaves us empty, draws our awareness back into the infinite so we remember the existence of the harvest before the seed.
phoebe_books's review against another edition
I kinda of feel like I shouldn't give a rating for this book as I don't think I can make a fair judgment. What I will say is that Rumi's poetry should not be underestimated. Just because this is a poetry book, do not assume that you will read it faster than a giant high fantasy novel. I would argue that this poetry needs longer in order to truly appreciate it as well as understand it. I would be interested in reading some more of Rumi's poetry, perhaps a collection that is less focused on religion and more focused on relationships. If anyone has any recommendations please let me know.
mishkarhi's review against another edition
4.25
will read another version that is more accurately rumi
bluelemonboy's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
4.25