RUMI POET OF THE HEART

"RUMI: Poet of the Heart," an award-winning 60 minute film produced and directed by Haydn Reiss, featuring Coleman Barks, Robert Bly, Deepak Chopra, storyteller and mythologist Michael Meade, and religious historian Huston Smith. Narrated by Debra Winger. Performances by oud virtuoso Hamza El Din and musician Jai Uttal offer inspiring accompaniment to this beautifully produced film. A lively and provocative exploration of the genius and timeliness of Rumi's emergence in the west.

In 2008 the surprising bestselling poet in America is a thirteenth-century Sufi poet and mystic named Jelaluddin Rumi. For over seven hundred years, Rumi's writings have enchanted, inspired, and enlightened Muslims, Jews, Christians, Hindus, and Buddhists. Rumi's poetry celebrates the sacred in everyday existence and transcends boundaries of time, place, and religion to speak to all people.

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[Baghchehsaraee]

I am from Iran and have always been proud that rumi is in the persian history . But after a couple of years i understand that rumi himself probably dident want us to fight about where he is from. He is a human and that is the thing we need to from him. We are all humans on one planet so let us work together as one.

[buutich]

I wonder what Rumi would have written about the bickering seen on this forum. It seems that he may be revered, but his writings have not been incorporated into the lives of some of the writers here.

[beembaja]

Mun behoda girde...... Koocha o Baazar mee gardum

[sipahi97]

@Baghchehsaraee

Very good, very nice comment. Thank you. Also I had been proud that Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi lived and become a dervish in Turkey.

But much time later, I realized that "prouding" is not found in the Mevlana's way.

[sam7748]

There is no "ism" in the word Sufi. Read Seyyid Hossein Nasr to get some understanding of what people call Sufism.

[ihlara2872]

@buutich He would have said it does not matter.

[axisares]

Some people say, "Over there you will find it." Other go, "Come here and I will show it to you." Then there are the ones which hold a sign above their heads which proclaim, 'Apostle Prophet Evangelist.' But from such a great distance we could only see the word 'APE'. When the Beloved divulges a secret within you there can be no more room for doubt or distinction. The Breath of his presence will melt all boundaries.

[samsarahmail]

Happy Birthday Rumi~

[nixfire]

i discovered sufism 3 yrs ago n it really touched my heart i love the poems n its teachings...really beautiful, peaceful stuff. i just wish i cud join a sufi interest group or something but i don't think there's any in NYC

[kristianjl]

The peace imposed by the Mongol invasion and the prosperity provided by the trade of the silk road turned the region into a tolerant, multi-cultural environment that made the work of poets like Rumi possible. What a great film. Dogma should be released in favor of universal truths and connections.

[BenReisman]

If you are truly interested in Rumi and Sufism I recommend you to search on google for:

Sufi for a Month.

Sufi for a Month is a spiritual and cultural immersion experience into the sufi way and the universal spiritual teachings of Mevlana Rumi. A very unique experience....