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Joy has come and sorrow has gone; The donkey’s gone, the donkey’s gone

February 20, 2017 by Chanting Heart Leave a Comment

A story teaching a lesson, taken from the book, “Rumi Stories for Young Adults from the Mathnawi”, translated and adapted by Muhammad Nur Abdus Salam.

Posted in: Stories Tagged: Muhammad Nur Abdus Salam, Rumi

The Merchant and his Clever Parrot

February 1, 2017 by Chanting Heart Leave a Comment

Here is another story, The Merchant and his Clever Parrot, from Rumi‘s Masnavi.

Posted in: Stories Tagged: Masnavi, Rumi

A farmer and his son (A traditional Sufi story)

September 2, 2016 by Chanting Heart Leave a Comment
life has other meanings that go beyond mere appearance

Many years ago, in a poor Chinese village, there lived a farmer and his son. His only material possession, apart from the land and a small hut, was a horse he had inherited from his father.

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The Oilman and his Parrot

May 8, 2016 by Chanting Heart Leave a Comment
The Oilman and his Parrot

This story, The Oilman and the Parrot has been taken from The Masnavi, or Masnavi-I Ma’navi by Rumi.

Posted in: Stories Tagged: Masnavi, Rumi

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