tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047922084795856437.post9037423575499961421..comments2023-11-03T10:36:10.555-05:00Comments on Book Haven: The Mouse and the Camel - RumiNyssanealahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01880042178848084407noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047922084795856437.post-13073196607209778392011-03-25T07:30:28.504-05:002011-03-25T07:30:28.504-05:00Copper doesn't turn to copper, until it turns ...Copper doesn't turn to copper, until it turns to gold --<br /><br />It is in the growing awareness of our darkness (mechanical behaviours, bad habits, things that keep you from divine union) that we are purified.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047922084795856437.post-66560651381264138402007-08-01T01:47:00.000-05:002007-08-01T01:47:00.000-05:00I love Rumi! Hadn't read his moral stuff before, ...I love Rumi! Hadn't read his moral stuff before, though.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure what that stanza you shared at the end means. However, if I had to guess, I'd say it's something like-until you evolve to the next level (of consciousness/emotions/whatever), you won't realise that you were at a lower stage before. Does that make sense? So, until copper becomes gold, it has nothing to compare its state to. Once it is gold, it can easily see that its copper state was inferior. I could be entirely off the mark though!Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047922084795856437.post-31645254044598247762007-07-31T09:53:00.000-05:002007-07-31T09:53:00.000-05:00@ted - Thanks for passing on the tip! I tried it o...@ted - Thanks for passing on the tip! I tried it out, and it somewhat worked, but the indented lines went off the page, so I took it back off. :(Nyssanealahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01880042178848084407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047922084795856437.post-7042981546338040162007-07-31T09:52:00.000-05:002007-07-31T09:52:00.000-05:00@lotus - I will be reading Omar Khayyam later this...@lotus - I will be reading Omar Khayyam later this week. However, I'm not sure if he was a Sufi?<BR/><BR/>I had read a few of his love poems, and I agree with you, they are great. This was the first moral that I have read, and I enjoyed it just as much.aNyssanealahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01880042178848084407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047922084795856437.post-89776552580011529362007-07-31T06:34:00.000-05:002007-07-31T06:34:00.000-05:00You have chosen one of my most favorite poets for ...You have chosen one of my most favorite poets for this wonderful challenge. I always say, A Rumi a day keeps the doctor away. His moral stories are amazing and his love poems are just out of this world. I am looking to read more Sufi poets, any suggestions?Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047922084795856437.post-6837052354234810402007-07-30T16:13:00.000-05:002007-07-30T16:13:00.000-05:00Thanks for introducing me to Rumi's poetry - great...Thanks for introducing me to Rumi's poetry - great post!<BR/>I couldn't find any email contact info, so I'm passing along a helpful hint from Dewey here for all the poetry challenge participants in case it will be helpful:<BR/><BR/>I wanted to share a handy tool with you and the other participants before people start posting. Sometimes a poem is formatted in a particular way that would be hard to recreate in a blog post: unusual indentations, concrete poems. etc. You can see what I mean here where one of the poems I chose is shown with all its indentations.You can use the preserve tag before your posting of the poem as you have copied it in its original structure. Just copy the poem, past it, and put the preserve tag around it. The preserve tag is just pre (with the usual html/xtml brackets around it >< (those only backwards). After the poem, use /pre in the same brackets. This will display the poem exactly as it should look. If anyone has any questions about this, feel free to email me at dewpie at gmail dot com.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047922084795856437.post-77269070841567472672007-07-30T15:21:00.000-05:002007-07-30T15:21:00.000-05:00@pour of tor - Thanks! So far, I have loved all of...@pour of tor - Thanks! So far, I have loved all of the poems I have read by him. Some day, I will get through the whole book I own. I'm thinking it will be fun to read more in a few short months, when I won't have as much reading time (and with frequent distractions of diaper changes, feedings, play time, etc!)Nyssanealahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01880042178848084407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047922084795856437.post-87271225421979553322007-07-30T12:25:00.000-05:002007-07-30T12:25:00.000-05:00I absolutely love Rumi's poetry, and ten years ago...I absolutely love Rumi's poetry, and ten years ago I was reading quite a lot of it, but that has sadly fallen off in recent years. So I was very glad to read your post - what a lovely start to the day!Sycorax Pinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07734754573631273474noreply@blogger.com