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Rumi Tales to Live By (Book Review)

Rumi: Tales to Live By by Kamla K. Kapur My rating: 3 of 5 stars Name of the book: RUMI Tales to Live By Name of the author: Kamla K. Kapur Publisher: Jaico Publishing House ISBN Number: 978-93-86348-93-7 Genre: Self-help Price: Rs. 299 Pages: 221 The review can also be found here: https://www.freepressjournal.in/book-reviews/rumi-tales-to-live-by-kamla-k-kapur "How long," Rumi cries to the reader and himself, "will you play at loving the shape of the jug? Leave the shape of the jug, go, go seek the water." Words like these always brought me closer to Rumi and his thoughts. And to see ‘Rumi’ emblazoned on the cover page of this book only pulled me closer to it. The image welcomes the reader into a journey that is more or less to be taken by oneself. It is a journey that takes one closer to one’s soul. As human beings, we easily tend to blame others for the way they are without sparing one thought about how we might be, from...