Rumi

Poet, Philosopher

Rumi was a 13th-century Persian poet and philosopher known for his profound explorations of love and spirituality, particularly in 'The Masnavi'.

Born
September 30, 1207
Died
December 17, 1273
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"We are the fingertips of blind illusion, You are the absolute Cause of causes."

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"Don't see yourself as a body of clay; See yourself as a mirror reflecting the divine beauty."

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"Peaceful is the one who's not concerned with having more or less. Unbound by name and fame, he is free from sorrow from the world and mostly from himself."

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"If the spiritual universe and the way to it were shown, No one would remain in this world for a single moment."

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"All people on the planet are children, except for a very few. No one is grown up except those free of desire."

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"Cease looking for flowers! There blooms a garden in your own home. While you look for trinkets The treasure house awaits you in your own being."

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"I merged so completely with love, and was so fused, that I became Love and Love became me."

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"I didn't come here of my own accord, and I can't leave that way. Whoever brought me here will have to take me home."

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"God's purpose for man is to acquire a seeing eye and an understanding heart."

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"Your breath touched my soul and I saw beyond all limits."

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"Carry your baggage towards silence , when you seek the signs of the way."

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"Once you conquer your selfish self, all your darkness will change to light."

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"Even when you tear its petals off one after another, the rose keeps laughing and doesn’t bend in pain. “Why should I be afflicted because of a thorn? It is the thorn which taught me how to laugh.” Whatever you lost through fate, be certain that it saved you from pain."

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"There is no room for hypocrisy. Why use bitter soup for healing when sweet water is everywhere?"

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"Heart is a sea, language is the shore. Whatever is in a sea hits the shore."

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"I am smiling at myself today There's no wish left in this heart Or perhaps there is no heart left Free from all desire I sit quietly like Earth My silent cry echoes like thunder Throughout the universe I am not worried about it I know it will be heard by no one Except me."

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