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Author's Preface
I wrote this book because I've been incredibly blessed by a long period of reading Rumi everyday. After you read him enough, he gets right inside your heart and soul! Your inner joy starts shining in the eyes of every human being you meet; along with Rumi, you want to say to them all: Inside you are sweet beyond telling! There is a sun in everyone. The stunning beauty of flowers, poems, animals and human imperfection starts resonating in your heart like a symphony. Put a bouquet of roses and lilies on your desk like I just did, and a flood of gratitude for life's blessings overwhelms you. How to say this to one who denies it? We are made of the sky's cloth and everything is soul and flowering.... Everything is soul and flowering! None of this means we get to skip suffering, making mistakes, unbearable loss, or death. With Rumi as your guide though, you really don't mind. He shows you how it's actually possible to celebrate your pain, because that very pain is what makes possible the deepest experience of your essential joy. Even the final loss of this phenomenal cage we call our bodies is not to be feared. Death is something to meet with courage and curiosity, and Rumi knows the way. Meanwhile, we get to struggle--or not--with our fears, our conflicts, our problems with others, our self-hate, our environmental and military anxieties, and our tendency to whine and criticize rather than celebrate. We also get to laugh, make love, make dinner with friends, hug babies, admire trees, pet dogs, plant tomatoes, sing, dance, do good in the world, and start everyday with poetry. Be warned, if you read Rumi for 100 days or less, you may find yourself unable to stop! By integrating Rumi with my own knowledge gained as a psychotherapist, I hope this book may illuminate new ways to apply Rumi's wisdom to your own challenges and joys. Whatever they are, I promise you that Rumi's contribution will be profound. |
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