Re: NEW RUMI NOVEL

Dear Moderator, Thanks for sending this thru. Rumi's poetry is truly
divine and I plan on trying to get the book. In Amma's Heart, -Advait

czweig@... wrote:

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>Dear lovers of Amma,
>I'm pleased to announce that my new novel -- THE MOTH TO THE FLAME -- the
>complete life story is available on AMAZON.COM. For devotees of the divine
>mother, of sacred poetry, and of mysticism of all kinds, it's the inside story
of
>how Rumi became a poetic genius and illuminated teacher.
>Enjoy the book and please tell your friends! Here's the back jacket copy
>for a taste:
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>“From my first breath I have longed for Him. This longing has become my
life.
>” – Rumi
>The Moth to the Flame is the story of the meeting of two human beings that,
>like the conjunction of two planets, realigned the fates. Although it
>happened long ago, during another time of war between Islam and the West, this
tale
>of an individual life fully lived is the tale of every life: Rumi’s yearning
>for God is our yearning, his anguish, our anguish, his victory, our victory.
>In the tradition of Siddhartha or The Last Temptation of Christ, his story is
>the mythic story of the human soul.
>In this first novel about him, based on original sources in both Farsi and
>English, we discover the key moments that shaped his poetic genius. We watch
>his faith tested, and we witness his meeting with the beloved, which overturned
> his world and led, eventually, to his union with God.
>For centuries, Rumi has remained as alive as Shakespeare in the hearts of
>millions of Muslims. Today, in the West, where he is a bestselling poet, he
>burns like a torch of inspiration for us all.
>Connie Zweig, Ph.D., a student of the mystical practices of Hinduism,
>Buddhism, and Sufism for more than thirty years, is a therapist and spiritual
>counselor in Los Angeles. She is co-author of Meeting the Shadow and Romancing
the
>Shadow and author of The Holy Longing. This is her first novel, the inner
>story of holy longing as lived by Sufi poet Rumi.
>With love,
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>Connie Zweig, Ph.D.
>conniezweig.com
>310-285-8453
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