می خواستم بگويم که چقدر حسرت می خورم که هنوز در حسرت کاری برای مولانا مانده ام و شما تا امروز چه ها که نکرده ايد برای اين رومی عاشق ! می خواستم بنويسم که خوشا به حال شما که اين همه ارادت و عشق به مولانا را در کتاب هايي که در مورد او تاليف کرده ايد و آواز ها و موسيقی تان نشان می دهيد و من هنوز در همان فيلم 15 دقيقه ای مانده ام ..هنوز از اينکه آن چند جمله نوه مولانا را در فيلمم بگذارم تنم می لرزد ..از اينکه آن خانم گفت : مولانا ترک است و اشعارش را شما به فارسی ترجمه کرده ايد !...
ما هنوز هيچ کاری برای اين مولانايي که ادعاي ايرانی بودنش را داريم نکرده ايم ولی شما ..آنجا ..با چند خارجی ..چه ها که نکرده ايد... خوش به حالتان ... می خواستم همه اينها را بنويسم ولی نتوانستم...شايد از حسرت بود و ... ؟! فقط توانستم بنويسم ..خوش به حالت و خوش به شيدايي ات ..
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Shahram Shiva is a performance poet, actor and award-winning author, known for his rich and entrancing concerts of Rumi, the 13th century Persian mystic poet. He was born to a Persian Jewish family in Iran and migrated to the US at the age of 16. Shiva is the only major presenter in the West who performs Rumi's poetry in his own English renditions as well as the original Persian verses. His bilingual English-Persian concerts are Rumi events -- where the great mystical poet is celebrated with Shiva's unique and passionate recitations of the timeless poetry performed with musical groups of various genres.
Shiva spent his 20's living very much as a monk. He was deeply involved in his own spiritual growth and was a serious practitioner of yoga, meditation, whirling, Sanskrit/Persian prayers and nonviolent living. He was a complete vegetarian for 15 years, renouncing all habit forming substances such as tobacco, alcohol, caffeine and also practiced celibacy. He now believes in harmonious, balanced living and does not consider any form of extremism a healthy choice for life. He believes that self acceptance and freedom from hypocrisy are the key for a fulfilled life