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Pure Water - Poetry of Rumi with Coleman Barks and Eugene Friesen

The folks at BetterListen! could not be more proud of this offering featuring two world class performers sharing a performance and learning experience for the mind, body, spirit and soul!

An inspired live performance of the poetry of Jellaludin Rumi (1207-1273) with Sufi stories & jokes, accompanied with music by Bach, O'Carolan, Friesen and others. One of the premier translators of Rumi (1207-1273), Coleman Barks is a renowned poet and bestselling author of The Essential Rumi and Rumi: The Book of Love. In concert, Coleman brings his earthy mastery of Rumi's work to life with drama and humor.

The performance captured on PURE WATER recalls the essence of the communal celebrations of poetry, stories, jokes, prayer, and music in which Rumi's work was first uttered, but in a distinctive contemporary setting. The cello of Grammy Award-winner Eugene Friesen carries the language directly into the heart of the listener with a diverse menu of world folk melodies, Bach and improvisation. "What is the soul? Consciousness. The more awareness, the deeper the soul, and when such essence overflows, you feel a sacredness around. It's so simple to tell one who puts on a robe and pretends to be a dervish from the real thing. We know the taste of pure water..." - Rumi. Coleman Barks Bio and Links

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Witches, Scholars and Other Freedom Fighters by Gloria Steinem

We are pleased to offer this never before released recording made in Salem, Mass in 1993 in concurrence with the 300th anniversary of The Salem Witch Trials. In this talk, Gloria Steinem puts into social and historical context the role of society in the treatment and mistreatment of women.

In this incredibly enlightening and motivational audio program, Ms. Steinem shines a special and rare focus onto the subject. Timely, timeless and recommended for all genders. “So, I really am looking forward to our discussion together and as you can tell from the title I had given to my speech, "Scholars, Witches and Other Freedom Fighters," … I couldn't resist reflecting on the reasons that both are freedom fighters even though scholars are serene, non-activist, honorable, and respectable and witches are emotional, activist and all-together dishonorable. In other words, the first are masculine in their imagery and the second are feminine in their imagery. But both have a role to play as revolutionaries and freedom fighters for us all.”

Running Time:78 minutes. [Hear Sample on iTunes]

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Beauty Without Nature: Re Imagining The City

Join internationally recognized Jungian teacher and theorist James Hillman, PHD (The Soul's Code, Revisioning Psychology) as he proposes the 21st Century's new urbanism, one that integrates City and Nature into a harmonious whole. 

"We are running out of nature! What beach isn't marred by tar and plastic: what river not bordered by campers and vans: what National Park not become a trailer park? 

Even the night sky fades because of light pollution and birdsong drowns in the traffic's roar. Yet we still go to nature for a beauty that restores the soul. The wall between city and nature must come down..."

Running Time:85 minutes. [Hear Sample on iTunes]

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