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(Unabridged: 29mins)
Rumi, claimed as the national poet of Iran, Turkey & Afghanistan had an early life dedicated to scholarly studies. He only started to write poetry after encountering a holy man called Shams whose subsequent death instilled a profound grief in Rumi and an outpouring of many thousands of verses in Persian. He also intrinsically linked with Sufism.
This selection of his poems is read for you by Shyama Perera a gifted journalist, broadcaster and novelist.
In this compilation -
01 - Rumi - Intro |
02 - Prologue |
03 - The Oilman And His Parrot |
04 - Confusion Of Saints With Hypocrites |
05 - The Merchant And His Clever Parrot |
06 - Saints Are Preserved From All Harm |
07 - The Jealously Of God |
08 - The Lion Who Hunted With The Wolf And The Fox |
09 - Till Man Destroy's Self |
10 - The Prophet's Scribe |
11 - How Philosopher's Deceive Themselves |
12 - Knowlege Of The Heart |
13 - The Chinese And The Greek Artists |
14 - Epilogue To Book 1 |
15 - Music Of Love |
16 - The Flame of Love |