The Masnavi I Ma'navi of Rumi: Complete

Beauty of the poetryBeauty of the word love that is divinityImpossible to put away even after you have read it several timesOpens the eye of the heart to the light of the divineOpens the ears of the heart to the music the sound of divine love

If you are a spiritual seeker and you've never met Rumi before now is you time. He is the greatest spiritual poet. I knew nothing about Sufism before I read his work but knew that he had connected with the Beloved. Lovely poetry which will sit in yoyr heart amd mind forever

I am very happy with the translation, makes such complex spiritual experience to be understood.I found it fascinating how he begins a story, then moves on to a story within that story, and again moves to another within that one. Through this composition style, the poet’s personal voice comes through to his audience. It is truly wonderful.

I'm still working my way through this long book but find it fascinating. So far it's a wonderful mixture of the Song of Solomon, Aesop's Fables and mysticism. It's one to keep and needs careful reading.

Love Romeu’s poetry. I have learnt a lot from his poetry and it has helped me to be a better human.

This was a resent for the girlfriend, I have not got much of a clue on what this book is about but she liked it. So if you looking for a review on the books litriture quality you may have to look else where. I'm eat wing this one high as it made her happy so it did what I needed it to..

I loved this book.It will keep me company for a long time.

Very poorly translated and essentially inchoate in many parts thanks to weak editing. A jumble of words with very little of the essential light of Rumi to be found. The English is both arch and archaic and does little justice to the music of the Farsi.One must keep looking.

Strictly format-wise, this edition is a disappointment. Who wants to read from an A4-sized book?!

I don't think we are worth judging Maulana Rumi's work

Translation is very bad. Several spelling mistakes. I was very excited to read the book, but poor translation makes it very difficult to understand. Those who wants to buy think before twice.

Una versione molto, molto condensata della meravigliosa opera di Rumi.Interessante per chi vuole farsi un'idea generale del contenuto "formale" dell'opera stessa, ma di scarsissima utilità per chi vuole farsi un'idea del suo"spirito".A chi segue un cammino spirituale, qualunque tipo di cammino spirituale, o a chi comunque aspira a una vita più spirituale, consiglio vivamente di leggere l'opera integrale -- uno dei più grandi capolavori dell'umanità.In italiano esiste una traduzione integrale (ed. Bompiani, se ricordo bene), di qualità non eccelsa ma comunque discreta, e sufficiente a trasmettere la sconvolgente bellezza del testo originale.

So, why am I adding my voice to the innumerable voices praising this incredible historical, literary figure? Because, as a follower of Avater Meher Baba it is my belief that this person, at the time of writing this and other of the extant works attributed to Him, was a Perfect Master. So There! Not much to back up my personal claim of knowing too much about what that implies aside from 'God Speaks', 'Stay With God', 'In Dust i Sing' and the several biographies on the life of Meher Baba. The Mathnawi, in its English translation, is a rambling, delightful, inspiring, sometimes disconcerting, masterpiece of spiritual instruction. One could do much worse than pick up a copy and become absorbed in the interweaving tales and lessons. By Perfect Master, His name is numbered among the ranks of St. Francis of Assisi, St. Cathering of Sienna, St. Theresa of Avila, St. Augustine of Hippo, Mirabai of Rajputana, Tukaram, Ramdas, Kabir, the Guru Nanak, founder of the Sikhs and all the successors found in the Guru Granth Sahib, Sai Baba of Shirdi, Hazrat Babajan, Upasni Maharaj, Tajuddin Baba, Narayan Maharaj and of course Hafiz of Shiraz. There are five Perfect Masters known to the world at any one time, so the list is much larger but these have left sayings, books, poems, songs, and indelible memories after their passing. (are any who are living known? Beware of imitations!).