“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there.”

— Rumi, The Essential Rumi (trans. Coleman Barks)

About Rumi

1207 – 1273

13th-century Persian poet, Islamic scholar, and Sufi mystic. His poetry, filled with themes of love, loss, and spiritual longing, continues to be widely read across cultures.

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