Feeling the Shoulder of the Lion Poetry and

These selections from Rumi'sMathnawi- a classic of Sufi spiritual literature - express the "lion's roar" of courage, discipline, clarity, and integrity. The lion represents the fierce intensity that recognizes no authority except the highest truth. At the same time, Rumi's lion is full of heart and devotion. Through these poems the reader will explore the qualities that are vital to the spiritual aspirant who seeks to overcome the imprisonment of ego.

Jalaluddin Rumi (1207–1273) was not only a poet, mystic, and the founder of a Sufi order, he was a man of profound insight into the nature of human existence and possibly the greatest mystical poet of any age.

Introduction - ``The Lion''

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The Gazelle

1

(10)

Seashell Toys

11

(2)

The Lion's Shoulder

13

(5)

The Grasses

18

(2)

The Thicket

20

(4)

Various Disguises and Scams

24

(3)

The Earthquake That Frees Prisoners

27

(5)

Who Is the Teacher?

32

(1)

One Silver Coin a Day for Forty Days

33

(2)

The Berry of Relishing

35

(2)

Let That Laughter Lead You

37

(2)

The Flap of the Wallet

39

(2)

Ascending and Descending

41

(1)

The Prophet's Vision

42

(1)

Neglecting Meditation and Refusing Kindnesses

43

(3)

Dervish at the Door

46

(2)

The Circle Around the Zero

48

(1)

Eat! Bread-bird

49

(1)

Sending to the Christian Quarter for Wine-I

50

(5)

A Spider Playing in the House

55

(3)

Desire and the Importance of Failing

58

(6)

You Are the Only Student You Have

64

(1)

Sending to the Christian Quarter for Wine-II

65

(4)

Doing Donkey Work

69

(2)

Fake Friends

71

(1)

Tending Two Shops

72

(2)

At Dawn

74

(1)

Joseph in Prison

75

(2)

The Two-Way Pull of Freewill and the Freedom of the Involuntary Ball

77

(3)

A New Life

80

(3)

Arrangements to Meet

83

(3)

The Open Window

86

(4)

Why the Prophets Are Human

90

(1)

Ali in Battle

91

(2)

The Witness, the Darling

93

(2)

Notes

95

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Feeling the Shoulder of the Lion Poetry and Teaching Stories of Rumi

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