“If Rumi is the most-read poet in America today, Coleman Barks is in good part responsible. His ear for the truly divine madness in Rumi’s poetry is really remarkable.”
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Huston Smith
Huston Smith, an American religious philosopher, was born on May 31, 1919, and passed away on December 30, 2016. He is renowned for his extensive research on world religions and has authored classic works such as 'The World's Religions,' which has had a profound impact on global religious culture. more
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Source: The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon
“That's the thing about needs. Sometimes when you get them met, you don't need them anymore.”
“All my days have I grown up among the Sages and I have found naught better for a man than silence.”
“The primary virtue is: hold your tongue; who knows how to keep quiet is close to God.”
“And come, blue deeps! magnificently strown With coloured clouds - large, light, and fugitive.”
Source: The Poems of John G. C. Brainard. A New and Authentic Collection, with an Original Memoir of His Life. [With a Portrait.]
“Have you ever, looking up, seen a cloud like to a Centaur, a Part, or a Wolf, or a Bull?”