Posts Tagged ‘nowruz’

Program 63: The Winter Is Gone, Did You Hear?

On the occasion of the arrival of spring, millions of people across the globe are celebrating “Nowruz.” In this program, I explore the literary, symbolic, and spiritual meanings of the concept of spring through a few examples from the ghazals of Hafiz, Sa‘di, and Rumi.

Program 41: The Healing Nowruz Rain

The Spring has just arrived. At the same time, the world is in the grips of a pandemic. In this program I look to Rumi for words of wisdom that help us celebrate the arrival of Nowruz “the Persian New Year” and listen to his teachings about illness and healing ourselves and our world.