My last post has a special verse written by Rumi and I have decided to continue with more about the Man the Movie and his Poems.
I am presenting a small section from the movie Poet of The Heart. I found this on youtube and for those who can not view it this is what the host has to say about it.
"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.
Now for another of Rumi's Poems for Poetry Wednesday.
These spiritual window-shoppers,
who idly ask, 'How much is that?' Oh, I'm just looking.
They handle a hundred items and put them down,
shadows with no capital.
What is spent is love and two eyes wet with weeping.
But these walk into a shop,
and their whole lives pass suddenly in that moment,
in that shop.
Where did you go? "Nowhere."
What did you have to eat? "Nothing much."
Even if you don't know what you want,
buy _something,_ to be part of the exchanging flow.
Start a huge, foolish project,
like Noah.
It makes absolutely no difference
what people think of you.
Rumi, 'We Are Three', Mathnawi VI, 831-845
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Rainy day
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down shop windows
-plat0(my big bro)
Thank you Milli for presenting the poem of Rumi, with video clip. They are both very beautiful. Reading and understanding Rumi's works give great pleasure. Thank you for sharing. Have you seen My entry for this week’s Poetry? It is available at –
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Hey there LiL SiS of Pla's I love your haiku. You have THE Talent there Too!
ReplyDeleteThanks JR and I am hopping over to read as many as I can now.
Where logic thins out and the stars are born out of radient dust there you will find me eating jammy doughnuts! :)) Thx Milli(plat0 said you were solid)
ReplyDeleteNow, I only have to begin to believe this myself!
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Isn't it amazing how a 13th c poet is so timely, so modern?
ReplyDeleteSuch a fascinating post, the poem, the video.
This sounds so simple, yet it is so profound:
Even if you don't know what you want,
buy _something,_ to be part of the exchanging flow.
Thanks, my Milli!
HI MILLI.....NAMASTE.....beautiful poem...by a wonderful poet..
ReplyDelete(Hums) There's something in the air.. the poems I have been reading and the one I chose, somehow talk of and for "connectedness/part of exchanging flow/" part spiritual, part practical, yet profound. Thank you for sharing this. :)
ReplyDeletePoetry, my dear friend, knows no time....it is free of boundaries, free of restrictions....
ReplyDeletefrom the days of Plato.....to the modern muses of Milli...poetry will always, in one form or another remain adaptable to lifes situations...................................
Hi vikyanne Yes thats the trick it all comes from inside not outside. Always listen to your heart.
ReplyDeletethank you Sue it is because of translations that the west has beome so enamored by Rumi's poetry.
I ejoyed the video myself and as you can read in his writings the lessons of life are simple yet profound all we have to do is listen and then act accordingly. Wisdom and enlightenment explained succinctly for me, thats how I read Rumi's words.
Namaste Devi, I am thankful always of your visit and comments.
ReplyDeleteSo true Mindsnomad about the connectedness even of our thoughts today in choosing our poems and their writers. Your choice was in harmony with mine. Thank you for your lovely comment.
ReplyDeleteMister Ifiik it is true from the parables of a time long gone to the modern verse of today even the rapers repitoire it is a relevent way of telling a story or writing an insight or even musing mysticaly.
ReplyDeletethanks for your valued comment.
Shankar G well you see the verse above is actualy translated and that might be a reason for the slight misunderstanding of the texts. Now as for a folish project like Noah. At the time of his project everyone thought him foolish however he did it anyway and well who looked foolish in the end???
ReplyDeleteWhen all is said and done if we wait for approval from others to do anything of importance to ourselves then it is our loss not the loss of anyone who sees us as foolish. You see how can another understand what it is that is important to you? Even making pickles to sell might seem foolish to some but to those who buy them because they have no time to make them themselves they are considered a goumet delight. Besides they keep the wheels of enterprise turning too.
i can not place a value on Love my Dear Wishwa so for me the barter is pricelss and well excepted.
ReplyDeleteAnd there it is ...the universal truth of life...just jump into living without worry of what others might think or hesitation!
ReplyDeleteI just love these poets of long ago and Rumi is indeed a master of matters of the heart!
Wonderful post!
I think there's an old saying that goes something like "Love isn't worth having unless you are willing to take the risk of it leaving." That's what this poem brings to mind in many ways. Christianity isn't worth having unless you're willing to risk everything to get it. Love isn't worth having unless you risk it all just to have it leave you one day. Life isn't worth living if you don't live it.
ReplyDeleteGREAT poem! AWESOME message!
//It makes absolutely no difference
ReplyDeletewhat people think of you. //“The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore.”// ~ rumi
He is in my blogs as well. Wonderful... I am glad to have read this one again. thanks...
Applies to poetry as well as life. Great entry!
ReplyDeleteStill relevant today
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