“Love isn't for me.” That is what Tsugumi Koeda, a first year high school student always told herself. Her small framed flat body has given Koeda a serious complex making it totally impossible for her to ever imagine she could fall in love. Until...one day when Masamune Sena, a boy from the next class sees her thin boy-like body by accident... Since then, whenever she is with the natural and frank Masamune, the feelings she's held back, feelings that she wants to be “a girl” like everybody...

'The pen would smoothly write the things it knew But when it came to love it split in two, A donkey stuck in mud is logic's fate - Love's nature only love can demonstrate.' Rumi's Masnavi is widely recognized as the greatest Sufi poem ever written, and has been called 'the Koran in Persian'. The thirteenth-century Muslim mystic Rumi composed his work for the benefit of his disciples in the Sufi order named after him, better known as the whirling dervishes. In orde...

A vibrant selection of poems by the great Persian mystic with groundbreaking translations by an American poet of Persian descent.Rumi’s poems were meant to induce a sense of ecstatic illumination and liberation in his audience, bringing its members to a condition of serenity, compassion, and oneness with the divine. They remain masterpieces of world literature to which readers in many languages continually return for inspiration and succor, as well...

One might call Hikari extraordinarily ordinary. One day, she takes up a new hobby-imagining what a romance would be like between her pretty friend Mari and the cute guy in their class, Ohtani. It's all in harmless fun, until the roles start to get tangled in Hikari's mind. Does she really have to be just the best friend in this love story? And just who is on Ohtani's mind when his eyes drift away…?

The Masnavi I Ma'navi of Rumi is one of the most influential works of Sufism, commonly called "the Quran in Persian". It has been viewed by many commentators as the greatest mystical poem in world literature. Its diversity, complexity and profoundness*,* the timeless themes of power, God, love and fidelity, together make the MASNAVI one of the most compelling and memorable spiritual works of world literature. Its author, the Persian poet and Sufi mystic, ...

Cambridge University professor Reynold Nicholson once remarked that the 13th-century Persian poet Rumi is the "greatest mystical poet of any age." In Rumi's vision, love is the very matrix of existence; love is what moves life. His poetry expresses the deepest and the most inclusive layers of love, and thus connects us to an immense source of joy, compassion, creativity, and mystery. This book is a new anthology and an original translation of Rumi's poetry. It is divided into three parts. ...

Dinle, bu ney nasıl şikâyet ediyor, ayrılıkları nasıl anlatıyor: Beni kamışlıktan kestiklerinden beri feryadımdan erkek, kadın… herkes ağlayıp inledi. Ayrılıktan parça parça olmuş, kalb isterim ki, iştiyak derdini açayım. Aslında uzak düşen kişi, yine vuslat zamanını arar.Ben her cemiyette ağladım, inledim. Fena hallilerle de eş oldum, iyi hallilerle de. Herkes kendi zannınca benim dostum oldu ama kimse içimdeki sırları araştırmadı. Benim esrarım feryadımdan uzak değildir, ancak (h...

The title Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi means "The Spiritual Couplets". The Masnavi is a poetic collection of anecdotes and stories derived from the Quran, hadith sources, and everyday tales. Stories are told to illustrate a point and each moral is discussed in detail. It incorporates a variety of Islamic wisdom but primarily focuses on emphasizing inward personal Sufi interpretation. In contrast to Rumi's Diwan, the Masnavi is a relatively "sober" text. It explains the various dimensions of spiritua...

Unlock a comprehensive understanding of Parkinson's disease with Parkinson's Disease: Things You Should Know (Questions and Answers). This meticulously crafted guide breaks down the complexities of this neurological disorder into easy-to-digest questions and answers, making it an essential resource for patients, caregivers, and anyone interested in the subject. Whether you're looking to deepen your knowledge or seeking answers to specific questions, this book offers valuable insights in an...

Begun in 1262 AD, Masnavi-ye Ma ‘navi, or ‘spiritual couplets', is thought to be the longest single-authored ‘mystical’ poem ever written. As the spiritual masterpiece of the Persian Sufi tradition, it teaches how to progress to the ultimate goal of the Sufi path - union with God. Jalaloddin Rumi was a poet and a mystic, but he was first a teacher; in these verses he draws the reader into the complexities of human love and separation and explains the path to divine love through the elimina...

The Love Poems of Rumi is a beautiful and elegantly illustrated gift book of Rumi's poems translated by Nader Khalili, geared for readers searching for inspirational themes and messages about love.

"Mafi's luminous translation brings the Persian poet Rumi's distinctive and timeless Sufi lessons to a new audience." — Foreword ReviewsThis fresh prose translation of 105 short teaching stories by Rumi, which form the core of the six-volume Masnavi, explores the hidden spiritual aspects of everyday experience. Rumi transforms the seemingly mundane events of daily life into profound Sufi teaching moments. These prose gems transport readers to the world of t...