Love's Ripening: Rumi on the Heart's Journey

Rumi, Mevlana Jalaluddin

ISBN 10: 1590305329 / ISBN 13: 9781590305324

Published by Shambhala, 2008

Seller Inventory # mon0000237748

Synopsis:

Although alone, the lover is never lonely,
Forever hidden with the Beloved.

Love is the meaning of our existence, the raw material of transformation, the glorious way of access to Divine intimacy. This teaching infuses the lyric verse of Rumi (1207–1273), the greatest of the Sufi poets. The poems in this collection, taken from among the master's many volumes of work, focus on one of his greatest themes: how love grows and matures for those on the spiritual path. Kabir Helminski and Ahmad Rezwani have crafted a translation that remains faithful to the original Persian while giving eloquent expression to the joy of Rumi's astonishing encounter with the Divine. As our love moves on to ever more refined and exalted objects, Rumi declares, the distinction between lover and Beloved becomes irrelevant—and wonderfully so:

There is no Love greater than Love with no object,
For then you, yourself, have become Love itself.

About the Author: Jalaluddin 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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Love's Ripening: Rumi on the Heart's Journey
Publisher: Shambhala
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Good