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Radio Rumi

Radio Rumi is hosted by Dr. Fatemeh Keshavarz at the University of Maryland. Keshavarz is author of award winning books including Reading Mystical Lyric: the Case of Jalal al-Din Rumi (USC Press,1998)... Read more

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Radio Rumi Program 2: What I am does not fit in language

Radio Rumi Program 2: What I am does not fit in language

Rumi's approach to understanding oneself in a deeper sense. At times, he looks beyond speaking, beyond describing us wit... Read more

18 Apr 2018

33mins

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Radio Rumi Program 44: Be Faster than a Sparrow!

Radio Rumi Program 44: Be Faster than a Sparrow!

Rumi's lyric poetry seems to focus on our inner world of ambitions, joys, fears, and spiritual yearnings. In this progra... Read more

26 May 2020

32mins

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Radio Rumi Program 4: I was a cry, I turned into laughter

Radio Rumi Program 4: I was a cry, I turned into laughter

In Rumi's view, the entire universe is a cosmic movement animated with the force of love which is the force of change. S... Read more

18 May 2018

33mins

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Radio Rumi Program 35: The Rabbit that Danced with the Trees

Radio Rumi Program 35: The Rabbit that Danced with the Trees

In this episode, recorded right after the Thanksgiving which we recently enjoyed, I focus on Rumi's approach to feeling ... Read more

10 Dec 2019

32mins

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Radio Rumi Program 43: Love is a Dragon

Radio Rumi Program 43: Love is a Dragon

I set out to focus this program on the concept of fear. Much to my surprise, I found out that for Rumi the feeling that ... Read more

29 Apr 2020

34mins

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Radio Rumi Program 33: Dreaming of that Simple Dance

Radio Rumi Program 33: Dreaming of that Simple Dance

In this program, I focus on a celebrated poem of Rumi which tries to help us make sense of the journey that is our life.... Read more

12 Nov 2019

26mins

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Radio Rumi Program 39: Egos that have turned into dragons

Radio Rumi Program 39: Egos that have turned into dragons

With the election, politics and power are on our minds, I look at Rumi's understanding of the concept of power and his a... Read more

17 Feb 2020

33mins

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Radio Rumi Program 34: It is a Rainy Day, I Clap my Hands

Radio Rumi Program 34: It is a Rainy Day, I Clap my Hands

In this program, I focus on the best ways to understand Rumi's poetry. One of my goals is to counter the idea of turning... Read more

25 Nov 2019

34mins

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Radio Rumi Program 32: Be a Waterfall, Always Arriving!

Radio Rumi Program 32: Be a Waterfall, Always Arriving!

In this program I speak about Rumi's special's attention to the concept of arriving. Like many other thinkers, Rumi is a... Read more

28 Oct 2019

30mins

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Radio Rumi Progam 24: If wheat that grows around my grave...

Radio Rumi Progam 24: If wheat that grows around my grave...

This program focuses on what Rumi says about the concepts of death and dying. I start with his definition of life itself... Read more

14 Jun 2019

36mins

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Radio Rumi Program42: We Are in This Together

Radio Rumi Program42: We Are in This Together

I start this program with Rumi's emphasis on the significance of hope in our lives in these days of struggle with a glob... Read more

16 Apr 2020

31mins

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Radio Rumi Program 29: You are at the door, let yourself in!

Radio Rumi Program 29: You are at the door, let yourself in!

In this episode I speak about the concept of God in Rumi's poetry and the various manifestations that it finds. Is God a... Read more

16 Sep 2019

30mins

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Radio Rumi Program 31: Without Your 'Self' You'll See better Where you are Going!

Radio Rumi Program 31: Without Your 'Self' You'll See better Where you are Going!

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14 Oct 2019

29mins

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Radio Rumi Program 3: The Everlasting is Born Tonight!

Radio Rumi Program 3: The Everlasting is Born Tonight!

Rumi often speaks about his visions, moments of elation expressed poetically. These are often uplifting poems with strik... Read more

4 May 2018

29mins

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Radio Rumi Program 25: You are the Sea, I am the Fish!

Radio Rumi Program 25: You are the Sea, I am the Fish!

With this episode, I start a discussion of Rumi and the environment. Citing his lyrics, I point to his reverence for nat... Read more

28 Jun 2019

25mins

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Radio Rumi Program 28: The world is a Book. Read it!

Radio Rumi Program 28: The world is a Book. Read it!

In this second episode of a duo focused on handling disappointment , Rumi encourages us to step back from our daily pers... Read more

3 Sep 2019

30mins

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Radio Rumi Program 23: Homeless like a Fly

Radio Rumi Program 23: Homeless like a Fly

In this program, I elaborate on the significance of the notion of change in Rumi's lyric poetry. If things stay the same... Read more

26 Apr 2019

23mins

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Radio Rumi Program 27: You Were Given Wings to Fly.

Radio Rumi Program 27: You Were Given Wings to Fly.

This is the first of two episodes on Rumi's approach to disappointment in life. In this program I start with his general... Read more

19 Aug 2019

26mins

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Radio Rumi Program 26: Wondrous Birds Grow from the Palm of my Hands!

Radio Rumi Program 26: Wondrous Birds Grow from the Palm of my Hands!

This program continues to discuss Rumi's relationship with our environment as a space we share with animals, plants and ... Read more

22 Jul 2019

29mins

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Radio Rumi Program 30: Today, You Arrived Smiling

Radio Rumi Program 30: Today, You Arrived Smiling

In this episode I conclude my discussion of Rumi and the concept of God focusing on our inner connection with the divine... Read more

30 Sep 2019

28mins

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