Inspiring! Uplifting!I had listened to several of the tracks on YouTube which, with beautiful imagery created an inspiring experience but, somehow, it wasn't enough. So I wanted to purchase the album to make it available to me when out on walks, or just quietly at home, as a meditative experience. I wasn't disappointed because when I imported the CD into iTunes I was then able to listen to the whole CD without interruption because each segued into the other making it much more complete.
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Just beautifulIf you like Deepak and you are a fan of Rumi you will simply love this CD. The sound quality is not all it could be but that is balanced by the greatness of the content.... earphones and an Ipod helped too!
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Words from heart to heartRumi in the 15th Century produced a huge and profoundly rich body known as the Masnavi translated into 6 volumes by RA Nicholson over a hundred years ago. Using an all star cast of Hollywood Stars, Deepak Chopra has created a beautifully soothing CD rich that introduces the Western listener to this wonderful world of Islam that in recent years has been battered by brutal propanganda with its grievances largely ignored. Rumi was a Devout Muslim, Scholar and Mystic. He was overcome by a spiritual love for a guide Shams-e Tabriz and gave up his high station in life 6 Centuries ago to pursue the path of Spiritual devotion.
These poems are a tiny selection but each read so beautifully and accompanied with a soothing meditative music will appeal to even the hardest of hearts. Rumi was truly an Engineer of the Soul to quote an old Soviet slogan.
It is of note that in these blatantly Islamophobic times post 9.11 , that Rumi has topped US reading lists for several years running. His works are a timeless showpiece that lies in stark relief to the kind of view of Islam that even our own reviewers seem to promote with an focus of reviews on the negative aspects of Islam.
The Islamic World is rich in poetry- Hafiz, Saadi, Farabi, Attar- and supreme in the constellation of poets - Rumi. The Mystical and deep connections to God through the Path of Love is a road that all can travel. You will get no better push than by the heart felt words of Rumi.
Lovely DeepakSomeone reccomended this to me and at first I thought it was weird. Then it really got under my skin and I now play it a lot. It's all about eternal, universal love and it is beautiful and haunting. Interesting that Madonna and other celebs take part but the best voice is Deepak's, wonderful.
Food for the SoulHow can i put what i feel about this CD into words?
i am absolutely spellbound!! i have never heard anything of the likes of this. by far the best CD i have ever bought, Rumi's poetry itself is beyond this world, but the music and instruments used in this CD are perfect to accompany such sweet words of Rumi's love for God.
Hazrat Inayat Khan once said "when the soul is tuned to God, every action becomes music"
Rumi is a fountain of knowledge, the stream of love which poured from his heart, has been re-united and brought back, to give us a taste of the water of life, which he so eloquently spoke about.
"A life time without love is of no accord, love is the water of life, drink it down with heart and Soul" ~Rumi~
you do not need to be a lover of music, or poetry to enjoy and gain from this cd , everyone in this world is a lover of something, and "every lover is valued according to the value of that which he loves." masnavi
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