"The most powerful moral influence is example."
"If Rumi is the most-read poet in America today, Coleman Barks is in good part responsible. His ear for the truly divine madness in Rumi’s poetry is really remarkable."
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Source: Huston Smith (2009). “The World's Religions, Revised and Updated: A Concise Introduction”, p.21, Harper Collins
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