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Feeling the Shoulder of the Lion

Poetry and Teaching Stories of Rumi

By Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi
Translated by Coleman Barks

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9781570625220
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A Shambhala Threshold Book
01/01/2000
Pages: 120
Size: 5.5 x 8.5
ISBN: 9781570625220
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These selections from Rumi's Mathnawi – a classic of Sufi spiritual literature – express the "lion's roar" of courage, discipline, clarity, and integrity. The lion represents the fierce intensity that recognizes no authority except the highest truth. At the same time, Rumi's lion is full of heart and devotion. Through these poems the reader will explore the qualities that are vital to the spiritual aspirant who seeks to overcome the imprisonment of ego.
Sufi Poetry
Author Bio
Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi

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.

Coleman Barks
Coleman Barks, Professor Emeritus at the University of Georgia, is Rumi's premier English translator. He lives in Athens, Georgia.
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