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A review by redbluemoon
The Essential Rumi by Rumi
5.0
I started this book two months ago and I just finished the last poem. It took me this long to read it not because it was bad in any way, or because it was a tough read, but rather because it was the kind of book that you read slowly, when you feel you're in the right mood for it.
Rumi's poems are always wise in one way or another. They can be quite crude sometimes, or they can be very spiritual. I loved the images used for most of them: natural elements like the moon, stars, water, and so on. I wrote down many lines from his poems, and often reread them.
I loved that Rumi often focuses on love, be it physical, spiritual, between lovers or for God - this book is very religious, but I'll talk about that in a minute. It felt true, authentic most of the times. It doesn't mean I agree with everything, but we can all benefit from Rumi's teaching.
Rumi talks about God and religion a lot; I think I remember the editor, in the preface, said we could replace God by something else, whatever we believe in, to read the poems and not feel excluded. He also explained that Rumi talked about all religions as one, and was admired by representatives of all religions. There's a great respect and understanding which shows through his writing.
So, it was an incredible read, and I think I'll miss my little reading sessions with Rumi. I think I'll buy a paper copy to annotate it!
Rumi's poems are always wise in one way or another. They can be quite crude sometimes, or they can be very spiritual. I loved the images used for most of them: natural elements like the moon, stars, water, and so on. I wrote down many lines from his poems, and often reread them.
I loved that Rumi often focuses on love, be it physical, spiritual, between lovers or for God - this book is very religious, but I'll talk about that in a minute. It felt true, authentic most of the times. It doesn't mean I agree with everything, but we can all benefit from Rumi's teaching.
Rumi talks about God and religion a lot; I think I remember the editor, in the preface, said we could replace God by something else, whatever we believe in, to read the poems and not feel excluded. He also explained that Rumi talked about all religions as one, and was admired by representatives of all religions. There's a great respect and understanding which shows through his writing.
So, it was an incredible read, and I think I'll miss my little reading sessions with Rumi. I think I'll buy a paper copy to annotate it!