Translations on this page from the books, The Essential Rumi by Coleman Barks with John Moyne, and The Glance and The Soul of Rumi by Coleman Barks. The Self We Share Thirst is angry with water. Hunger bitter with bread.The cave wants nothing to do with the sun. This is dumb, the self- defeating way we've been. A gold mine is calling us into its temple. Instead, we bend and keep picking up rocks from the ground. Every thing has a shine like gold, but we should turn to the source! The origin is... Sign in to see full entry.
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