The Faith I Was Born Into Formed

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.

...the Single Destination Of Sanctity Could Admit Of So Many Different Avenues Leading To It.

I Don't Want To Justify Religion In Terms Of Its Benefits To Us. I Believe That, On Balance, It Does A Lot Of Bad Things, Too - A Tremendous Amount. But I Don't Think That The Final Justification Of Religion Is The Good It Does For People. I Think The Final Justification Is That It's True, And Truth Takes Priority Over Consequences. Religion Helps Us Deal With What Is Most Important To The Human Spirit: Values, Meaning, Purpose, And Quality.

...the Only Thing That Continues Is The Consequences Of Our Action.

When Historians Look Back On Our Century, They May Remember It Most, Not For Space Travel Or The Release Of Nuclear Energy, But As The Time When The Peoples Of The World First Came To Take One Another Seriously.