"Rumi's Sun offers something unique in classical Sufi literature:
an eyewitness record, by Rumi's own disciples, of the actual
personal teachings and conversations of Shams-i Tabriz. In this
beautifully readable version, we are given a fascinating insight
into a unique and unforgettable personality: a boldly iconoclastic
figure whose teachings are marked by an intensity of purpose, and
whose own spiritual experience is expressed in an unusually open
way. The translators have also done a useful service highlighting
the many places where Shams' teachings were subsequently adapted
and creatively transmuted throughout Rumi's epic Masnavi and other
poems."
--James Winston Morris, internationally respected scholar of
Sufism, Professor, Boston College"Rumi is the most popular poetic
voice in America today. But if he is the king of poetry, Shams of
Tabriz is the power behind the throne. What Rumi points us to,
indicates, refers to, is here--in the words of his intimate friend
and . . . infinitely mysterious master. Shams' words shock and
stun, amaze with their inspiration . . . When you have found Shams
of Tabriz, you know there is nowhere else you need to go."
--Peter Kingsley, author of Reality and In the Dark Places of
Wisdom"According to a prophetic tradition, 'Love is a fire that,
when it befalls the heart, burns away all but the Beloved.' Look
into the burning breast of Shams of Tabriz and you will see the
Beloved looking back at you."
--Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, Spiritual Leader of the Sufi Order
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