{"product_id":"a-little-book-of-mystical-secrets-rumi-shams-of-tabriz-and-the-path-of-ecstasy-9781571747457","title":"A Little Book of Mystical Secrets: Rumi, Shams of Tabriz, and the Path of Ecstasy","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt long last, an accessible little book that focuses on the teachings of Rumi's teacher and inspiration, Shams of Tabriz. Included in this slim, charming volume is a biographical sketch of the great Sufi teacher and mystic and a new translation of 500 of his core teachings that bring into fresh focus the meaning and mysteries of life and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are many books on Rumi and many translations of his works and yet most readers are unaware of how Rumi became a mystic. Shams, an Arabic word that means the sun, was the catalyst that converted the rather resolute and ascetic Rumi, the cleric and teacher, into Rumi, the passionate disciple of the religion of love. He was the agent of the propulsive mystical energy that transformed Rumi the reticent into Rumi the ecstatic poet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRumi lovers, spiritual seekers, and devotees of the mystical path will meet this little book of wisdom and mystical secrets with enthusiasm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI shall not place you in my heart\u003cbr\u003eFor you may get hurt by its wounds.\u003cbr\u003eI won't keep you in my eyes\u003cbr\u003eFor I may belittle you and\u003cbr\u003eexpose you to the ridicule of common men.\u003cbr\u003eI will hide you inside my soul, not in my heart or in my eyes, \u003cbr\u003eso that you may become one with my breath.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hampton Roads Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571747457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/13\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maryam Mafi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36660165050524,"sku":"9781571747457","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1ebdeed9-5f7f-4c3e-a440-6562601d453d.jpg?v=1603896233","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-little-book-of-mystical-secrets-rumi-shams-of-tabriz-and-the-path-of-ecstasy-9781571747457","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}