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Coleman Barks

Coleman Barks is a leading scholar and translator of the 13th-century Persian mystic Jelaluddin Rumi. In addition to publishing two books of his own poetry (The Juice and Gourd Seed), Barks has published 12 volumes of translations from Rumi and others, and...

David Darling

"Maverick cellist” is the phrase most often assigned to Grammy-nominated artist David Darling, but it hardly captures the richness, diversity, breadth, and sense of humor of a man who literally redefines the way the cello is played and the way music is taught. His prolific...

Just Being Here

Rumi and Human Friendship

Coleman Barks

David Darling

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“What I had thought of before as God, I met today in a human being.”

Those were the words of the Persian mystic poet Rumi upon meeting the wild dervish Shams Tabriz. And out of their friendship bloomed many of Jelaluddin Rumi’s most inspired verses. On Just Being Here, the acclaimed poet Coleman Barks joins master cellist David Darling in a celebration of friendship—some of Rumi’s most memorable poems on the subject and five of Coleman’s own—illuminated within the interplay of Coleman’s inspired readings and David’s music. Listen in and let them widen and deepen your senses, like a fresh breeze that invites you to breathe freely and surrender to love in all of its changing guises.

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CD:
Contents 3 CDs (2 hours, 39 minutes)
Date Published October 01, 2011
ISBN-13 978-1-60407-564-9
Dimensions 5 x 5 3/4 inches
Product Codes 2123d, w2123d, aw02123d
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Contents Audio download (2 hours, 39 minutes)
Date Published October 01, 2011
ISBN-10 1-60407-648-8
ISBN-13 978-1-60407-648-6
Product Codes 2123w, w2123w, aw02123w

Customer Reviews

By Kendal Kendrick
Date Added: Tuesday 25 September 2012
Love it!! I really hope they collaborate for another recording just like this one!
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By catnorth
Date Added: Sunday 17 June 2012
I loved Coleman's poem about a moment with his grand daughter, his lyrical voice is soothing.
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By Haleh ,crazy fan of Molana
Date Added: Saturday 16 June 2012
I listened this ,so nice and encouraging but guys this is just very little parts of unlimited beauty and greatness of Molana which you call Rumi ,the original Persian poets are incredible and unexplainable,in every part of it,whether he loved Shams or God.
his love to Shams,Shams said about Molana that he is the only one who can believe and understand his thoughts ,I think this is more than friendship that we use, this love between them is very holy and unique ,if you read the biology of them and read Divan E Sham of Molana in Persian ,you will understand what I am saying
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By Susie
Date Added: Saturday 4 February 2012
So beautiful I wept
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