Song of the Sun: The Life, Poetry, and Teachings of Rumi

by Andrew Harvey

Esta era la vida exótica, tranquila y soleada, la vida tahitiana (...) tal y como yo la había entrevisto y deseado durante los extraños sueños de mi infancia, que me llevaban sin cesar hacia estos lejanos países del Sol. Transcurría el tiempo, y suavemente se tejían a mi alrededor los mil hilillos sutiles, inextricables, fo

Genres: Poetry

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First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Andrew Harvey is an author, religious scholar and teacher of mystic traditions, known primarily for his popular nonfiction books on spiritual or mystical themes, beginning with his 1983 A Journey in Ladakh.

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Reviews

[Elizabeth Olson · Rating 4 out of 5]

By turns a literary examniation of Rumi's poetry, his spiritual biography, and a how-to for following the Way of Passion, "Song of the Sun" has reminded me not just to continually deepen my own spiritual practices, but why I want to do so: to become ever more aware of the Living Presence in every aspect of my life and to express it more completely. One quote, from a mystic who was Rumi's teacher, stood out for me. "Wherever life takes you, go on. Always further on."

[Ali Hassan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have literally nothing to explains this book because it touches my heart or perhaps, it may have touched the hearts of all those who have read it. It is excellent. The teachings of Rumi are beyond one's thinking, belief, or any kind of mundane bounds that keep humanity divided. This is a must read.

Moonlight floods the whole sky from horizon to horizon
How much it can fill your room depends on its windows
Rumi