
Rumi
Voice Of Longing
Author: Coleman Barks
Narrator: Coleman Barks
Unabridged: 2 hr 27 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Published: 10/17/2007
Categories: Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Body, Mind, & Spirit
Synopsis
Rumi: Voice of Longing collects nearly 100 of Rumi's most memorable quatrains, presented here for the first time on two superbly remastered CD recordings. Includes musical accompaniment by Marcus Wise on tablas and David Whetstone on sitar, and a special appearance by renowned poet Robert Bly.
Translated and performed by the Rumi scholar Coleman Barks, these works echo with a spiritual complexity that defies their outward simplicity. As Sufism acknowledges the truth of other religions, so does Rumi's poetry reflect universal themes: the search for the highest truth, the mystery of surrender, the longing to overcome ego imprisonment. Rumi: Voice of Longing captures the silence, the love, and the playfulness that make each experience with this work one of sacred wonder.