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Just Being Here: Rumi and Human Friendship by David Darling, Coleman Barks

Just Being Here: Rumi and Human Friendship: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Just Being Here: Rumi and Human Friendship audiobook runs 2.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Coleman Barks (about 1.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.4listening hrs
Mindfulness & Meditationstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 2.4 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 2.4 hours, it is shorter than 57% of the 8,218 Mindfulness & Meditation audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Just Being Here: Rumi and Human Friendship is an audiobook by David Darling and Coleman Barks: a 2.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Coleman Barks, released October 1, 2011, on the Mindfulness & Meditation and Poetry shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.4 hrs
Narrated by
Coleman Barks
Released
October 1, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mindfulness & Meditation, Poetry, Relationships & Intimacy
ISBN
9781604076486

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Just Being Here: Rumi and Human Friendship audiobook?

Just Being Here: Rumi and Human Friendship runs 2.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.6 hours.

Is the Just Being Here: Rumi and Human Friendship audiobook free?

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Who narrates Just Being Here: Rumi and Human Friendship?

Just Being Here: Rumi and Human Friendship is narrated by Coleman Barks.