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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"The life of this world is nothing but the harmony of opposites"

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"Like a shadow, I am and I am not."

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"If you wish for light, Be ready to receive light."

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"I want a heart which is split, part by part, because of the pain of separation from God, so that I might explain my longing and complaint to it."

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"Someone who does not run toward the allure of love walks a road where nothing lives."

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"There is a life-force within your soul, seek that life."

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"Whoever travels without a guide, needs two hundred years for a two-day journey."

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"We are all the same ... all the same... longing to find our way back ... back to the One ... back to the Only One!"

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"Be kind and honest, and harmful poisons will turn sweet inside you."

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"If you are wholly perplexed and in straits, have patience, for patience is the key to joy."

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"Know mankind well, don't degrade every man as evil, and don't exalt every man thinking he is good. He who cannot discover himself; cannot discover the world."

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"A true Lover is proved such by his pain of Heart! No sickness is there like sickness of Heart!!!"

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"Lo, I am with you always means when you look for God, God is in the look of your eyes, in the thought of looking, nearer to you than your self, or things that have happened to you. There's no need to go outside."

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"If I gaze at my beloved she may feel embarrassed and if I do not, she will feel neglected. I can see the stars reflecting in the calm water of her face but if I look away I lose my clarity."

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"You live in my heart where no one sees you but I do. That vision becomes this art."

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"Tonight the moon kisses the stars. O beloved,be like that to me!"

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"The miracle of Jesus is himself, not what he said or did about the future. Forget the future. I'd worship someone who could do that."

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"I long to escape the prison of my ego and lose myself in You."

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