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Like This

by Jalaluddin Mevlana Rumi, A.J. Arberry · 1990

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Pithy quatrains, ecstatic odes, and long rambles through the Mathnawi (including animal fables, jokes, and stories of human orneriness and innocence), all saturated with Rumi's deep teachings and images of his spiritual surrender.

Subject
philosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
spiritualityspiritualityMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 64 pages
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poetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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