The complete idiot's guide to Rumi meditations

✍ Scribed by Maulana Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī; Emerick, Yahiya; Maulana Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī

• Publisher: Alpha Books
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 254
• Series: Complete Idiot's Guide to
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Discover moving meditation with one of today's top-selling poets. Rumi was a 13th-century Sufi theologian and poet who spoke of love, unity with God, and spiritual growth. Rumi and his followers, known as the Whirling Dervishes, employed music, poetry, and dance to become closer to God. This guide brings the unique practice of moving meditation to American readers, offering more than 40 meditations based on Rumi's poems. * Includes a timeline of Rumi's life, a glossary, and resources for further exploration

✦ Table of Contents

Cover Page......Page 1
Title Page......Page 5
Copyright Page......Page 6
Contents at a Glance......Page 7
Part One: Meet the Master......Page 23
Chapter One: Who Was Rumi?......Page 25
Chapter Two: What Did Rumi Believe?......Page 43
Chapter Three: Rumi the Writer......Page 59
Part Two: Nothing for Something Is Everything......Page 79
Chapter Four: The Forgotten Self......Page 81
Chapter Five: Igniting the Divine Spark......Page 99
Chapter Six: Fighting the Illusion That Binds You......Page 117
Part Three: Love and the Single Mind......Page 135
Chapter Seven: Understanding the Nature of Love and Pain......Page 137
Chapter Eight: Dancing with the Beloved......Page 153
Chapter Nine: Celebrating Earthly Passion......Page 167
Part Four: In the Garden of Eternal Delight......Page 183
Chapter Ten: Wisdom to Live By......Page 185
Chapter Eleven: Animal Fables......Page 201
Chapter Twelve: Stories of the Seeker......Page 217
Appendix A Timeline of Rumi’s Life......Page 231
Appendix B Rumi Resources......Page 237
Appendix C Glossary......Page 245
Index......Page 249