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WHAT IS ESSENTIAL? - Attar of Nishapur, T'ao Ch'ien, Charlie Mehrhoff

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Opening with The Miser & The Angel of Death - a parable by Attar of Nishapur, this episode challenges listeners to search themselves for the essential. - - We also feature the poetry and prose of T'ao Ch'ien (365-427 CE), considered by many as the grandfather of the Chinese poetic tradition :: Read by Before The Page host Charlie Mehrhoff.The Miser & The Angel of Death - The Way of the Sufi - edited by Idries Shah.Words of T'ao Ch'ien - Classical Chinese Poetry: an anthology - translated and edited by David Hinton. [email protected]

Opening with The Miser & The Angel of Death - a parable by Attar of Nishapur, this episode challenges listeners to search themselves for the essential. - - We also feature the poetry and prose of T'ao Ch'ien (365-427 CE), considered by many as the grandfather of the Chinese poetic tradition :: Read by Before The Page host Charlie Mehrhoff. The Miser & The Angel of Death - The Way of the Sufi - edited by Idries Shah. Words of T'ao Ch'ien - Classical Chines...

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