Rumi: Tales of the Spirit
A Journey to Healing the Heart
Kamla K Kapur
- Retold
- in
- award-winning
- writer
- Kamla
- K.
- Kapur’s
- elegant,
- flowing
- language,
- Rumi’s
- tales
- of
- wisdom
- and
- humanity
- are
- given
- fresh
- life
- in
- this
- modern
- masterpiece.Rumi:
- Tales
- of
- the
- Spirit
- is
- a
- sweet,
- comforting,
- and
- at
- times,
- fiery
- guide
- to
- nourishing
- the
- spirit.
- In
- a
- hopeful
- but
- pragmatic
- tone,
- timeless
- storyteller
- Rumi
- and
- award-winning
- author
- and
- playwright
- Kamla
- Kapur
- guide
- us
- through
- the
- trials
- of
- life
- and
- teach
- us
- to
- embrace
- suffering,
- to
- pray
- even
- when
- it
- feels
- hopeless,
- and
- ultimately,
- to
- surrender
- to
- the
- cosmic
- will.
- In
- twelve
- fresh
- and
- powerful
- tales
- of
- wisdom,
- we
- learn
- to
- trust
- in
- ourselves
- and
- in
- the
- universe,
- experience
- joy
- in
- good
- times
- and
- bad,
- and
- find
- the
- strength
- to
- persevere
- through
- life’s
- struggles.Kapur
- has
- been
- studying
- Rumi
- for
- twenty
- years.
- Through
- her
- detailed
- analysis
- of
- his
- life
- and
- work
- and
- her
- own
- understanding
- of
- the
- human
- condition
- and
- the
- present-day
- literary
- scene,
- Kapur
- brings
- new
- life
- to
- these
- centuries-old
- stories
- while
- staying
- true
- to
- their
- roots
- in
- Rumi’s
- time
- and
- place.
- These
- retellings
- convey
- Rumi’s
- deep
- insight
- on
- the
- human
- condition
- and
- bring
- to
- light
- the
- vast
- and
- subtle
- meanings
- of
- his
- stories
- that
- are
- often
- lost
- in
- translation.
- Through
- this
- work,
- we
- see
- that
- people
- around
- the
- world
- and
- across
- time
- have
- always
- been
- connected
- by
- the
- hopes,
- dreams,
- and
- inner
- struggles
- that
- make
- up
- the
- human
- experience.Personal,
- poignant,
- and
- woven
- with
- fierce
- passion
- for
- life
- and
- the
- divine,
- Rumi:
- Tales
- of
- the
- Spirit
- will
- leave
- you
- with
- heart-wrenching
- gratitude
- for
- life’s
- trials
- and gifts.
