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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"Discard yourself and thereby regain yourself. Spread the trap of humility and ensnare love."

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"The soul: a wide listening sky with thousands of candles."

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"Anyone who knows me, should learn to know me again; For I am like the Moon, you will see me with new face everyday."

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"Students of cunning have consumed their hearts and learned only tricks; they've thrown away real riches: patience, self-sacrifice, generosity. Rich thought opens the way."

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"Seek the sound that never ceases. Seek the sun that never sets."

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"Lovers drink wine all day and night and tear the veils of the mind. When drunk with love's wine, body, heart and soul become one."

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"Let yourself be loved, O Beloved, in the One. And from this One move out into the world, carrying within you the great potent energies of life to green your world, to create planets, suns, stars, stones, waves, oceans, to create new forms of life and expression - whether a friendship, a feeling or a new form of vocation."

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"Journey from the self to the Self and find the mine of gold. Leave behind what is sour and bitter and move toward the sweet."

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"This phantom world gave you false signs But you turned from the illusion and journeyed to the land of truth."

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"Keep silent, because the world of silence is a vast fullness"

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"We are all bathed in the same light."

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"Your grief for what you've lost lifts a mirror up to where you're bravely working."

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"You have been a prisoner of a little pond I am the ocean and its turbulent flood Come merge with me leave this world of ignorance"

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"Be silent. That heart speaks without tongue or lips."

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"A lifetime without Love is of no account Love is the Water of Life Drink it down with heart and soul!"

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"Beyond what we wish and what we fear may happen we have another life, as clear and free as a mountain stream."

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"Once you have met a true human being, Let him not disappear from the horizon of your HEART."

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