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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"No more words. In the name of this place we drink in with our breathing, stay quiet like a flower. So the nightbirds will start singing."

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"A lover in life will be a lover in death, a lover in the tomb, a lover in paradise, a lover on the day of resurrection."

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"When something goes wrong, accuse yourself first. Even the wisdom of Plato or Solomon can wobble and go blind"

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"It is Love and the Lover that live eternally - Don't lend your heart to anything else; all else is borrowed."

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"There are lovers content with longing. I’m not one of them."

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"Woman is the light of God."

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"If thou wilt be observant and vigilant, thou wilt see at every moment the response to thy action. Be observant if thou wouldst have a pure heart, for something is born to thee in consequence of every action."

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"I am a bird of God's garden and I do not belong to this dusty world For a day or two they have put me here in this cage of my own body I did not come here of my own I will not return of my own to my own country."

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"Look at these worlds spinning out of nothingness. That is within your power."

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"Bring the sky beneath your feet and listen to celestial music everywhere."

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"Nothing can nourish the soul but LIGHT. Rid yourself of material needs and be set FREE."

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"What hurts the soul? To live without tasting the water of its own essence."

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"Be wild and crazy and drunk with Love, if you are too careful, LOVE will not find you."

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"All that you think is rain is not. Behind the veil angels sometimes weep."

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"No One in the Entire World is as Precious as You are."

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"Whatever posessions and objects of its desires the lower self may obtain, it hangs on to them, refusing to let them go out of greed for more, or out of fear of poverty and need."

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