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Turn Me to Gold: 108 Poems of Kabir

After authoring more than 30 books, Andrew Harvey, Rumi scholar, mystic, and founder of Sacred Activism, is releasing what may be his consummate work, Turn Me to Gold: 108 Poems of Kabir, embellished with extraordinary photographs of India by Brett Hurd.

Kabir, Andrew Harvey (translator), Brett Hurd (photography)

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The Drop that Became the Sea: Lyric Poems

This collection of poems introduces a general readership to Yunus Emre (1240–1321), called the “greatest folk poet in Islam.

Yunus Emre, Kabir Helminski, Refik Algan

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Kabir: Ecstatic Poems

Originally published in 1976, with more than 75,000 copies in print, this collection of poems by fifteenth-century ecstatic poet Kabir is full of fun and full of thought.

Kabir, Robert Bly (translator), John Stratton Hawley (afterword)

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Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West

In this luminous collection, Daniel Ladinsky—best known for his bestselling interpretations of the great Sufi poet Hafiz—brings together the timeless work of twelve of the world’s finest spiritual writers, six from the East and six from the West.

Daniel Ladinsky

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Women of Sufism: A Hidden Treasure

The luminous presence of women who follow the Sufi Way—the mystical path of Islam—is brought to life here through their sacred songs and poetry, their dreams and visions, and stories of their efforts as they witness the Truth in many realms.

Camille Adams Helminski

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Rumi’s Sun: The Teachings of Shams of Tabriz

Rumi’s Sun collects many lessons and discourses from Shams of Tabriz, the Sufi mystic and spiritual master who was the catalyst for Rumi’s awakening. Rumi’s son wrote, “After meeting Shams, my father danced all day and sang all night. He had been a scholar he became a poet.

Shams of Tabriz

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Andrew Harvey - Turned to Gold: The Divine Poetry of Kabir

Turn Me to Gold, the title of Andrew Harvey’s newest book, is taken from a line by Kabir that just one drop of divine love can turn you to gold. To be “gold” is to be fully embodied-experiencing God not only in the mind, but also in the body, in the cells.

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Rilke’s Book of Hours: Love Poems to God

While visiting Russia in his twenties, Rainer Maria Rilke, one of the twentieth century’s greatest poets, was moved by a spirituality he encountered there. Inspired, Rilke returned to Germany and put down on paper what he felt were spontaneously received prayers.

Rainer Maria Rilke, Anita Barrows (translator), Joanna Macy (translator)

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Sylvia Plath questions the direction one should take after one has seen the Divine.

In respect of copyright, we cannot display the poem here. Click the link to read it.

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"I never saw a moor . . ."

The poet does not have to see to believe --the definition of faith.

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Emily Dickinson

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