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  Poetic Traditions of Compassion and Creative Maladjustment Part 2: Jalal al-Din Rumi

  “Simple, sincere, and selfless, Rumi was respected because he respected others. He was considerate even towards his enemies…” — Afzal Iqbal

  October 2, 2021
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  Dancing with Genius, Dancing with Madness (in Honor of Jalaluddin Rumi)

                                                             (Rumi Visions II CD cover art by  Marvin Mattelson) I think of Genius and Madness as being very much like a twin brother and sister.  And it doesn’t really matter which one we call the brother, or which we describe as the sister, for one simple reason.  Within the…

  September 30, 2014