Radio Rumi Program 50: The Everlasting is Born Tonight!

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Jan 5, 202100:35:11Arts

In this program I explore the concept of "birth" in Rumi's lyric poetry as it applies to the entire cosmos. The convergence of the Winter Solstice, Christmas, and the Iranian Yalda celebrations indicate the symbolic sign...

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