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The Rumi Prescription

How an Ancient Mystic Poet Changed My Modern Manic Life

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A powerful personal journey to find meaning and life lessons in the words of a wildly popular 13th century poet.
Rumi's inspiring and deceptively simple poems have been called ecstatic, mystical, and devotional. To writer and activist Melody Moezzi, they became a lifeline. In The Rumi Prescription, we follow her path of discovery as she translates Rumi's works for herself - to gain wisdom and insight in the face of a creative and spiritual roadblock. With the help of her father, who is a lifelong fan of Rumi's poetry, she immerses herself in this rich body of work, and discovers a 13th-century prescription for modern life.
Addressing isolation, distraction, depression, fear, and other everyday challenges we face, the book offers a roadmap for living with intention and ease, and embracing love at every turn—despite our deeply divided and chaotic times. Most of all, it presents a vivid reminder that we already have the answers we seek, if we can just slow down to honor them.
  • You went out in search of gold far and wide, but all along you were gold on the inside.

  • Become the sky and the clouds that create the rain, not the gutter that carries it to the drain.

  • You already own all the sustenance you seek. If only you'd wake up and take a peek.

  • Quit being a drop. Make yourself an ocean.
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      • AudioFile Magazine
        Mozhan Marno gives a warm performance of this hybrid book--partly a translation of poetry by Rumi--the beloved 13th-century Iranian poet--and partly a memoir. The author came to the U.S. as a child with her Iranian parents. Marno recounts Moezzi's personal exploration of Rumi's poems, which seem to cover every aspect of human experience. Marno's warm and measured delivery plays up the author's initial reluctance to take Rumi seriously during her childhood. She makes real for the listener the bond between Moezzi and her father as well as her growing love for the poems. Listeners are immersed in a tender listening experience that gently presents some of the best of the poet's work. M.R. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

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