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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"Whoever acts with respect will get respect."

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"This place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief."

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"Lose your soul in God's Love... I swear there is no other way !"

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"The day you were born, a ladder was set up to help you escape this world."

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"What was said to the rose that made it open, was said to me, here in my chest."

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"Muhammad says, 'Love of one's country is a part of the faith.' But don't take that literally! Your real 'country' is where you're heading, not where you are. Don't misread that hadith."

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"The moment I first heard love I gave up my soul, my heart, and my eyes."

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"Last night I learned how to be a lover of God. To live in this world and call nothing my own."

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"Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu, Buddhist, Sufi or zen. Not any religion or cultural system. I am not of the East, nor of the West.... My place is placeless, a trace of the traceless."

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"I was a thorn rushing to be with a rose, vinegar blending with honey… Then I found some dirt to make an ointment that would honor my soul… Love says, “You are right, but don’t claim these changes. Remember, I am wind. You are an ember I ignite."

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"Nothing can help me but that beauty. There was a dawn I remember when my soul heard something from your soul. I drank water from your spring and felt the current take me."

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"Beware! Don't allow yourself to do what you know is wrong, relying on the thought, Later I will repent and ask God's forgiveness."

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"Love's nationality is separate from all other religions, The lover's religion and nationality is the Beloved (God). The lover's cause is separate from all other causes Love is the astrolabe of God's mysteries."

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"Be foolishly in love, because love is all there is."

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"If your heart isn't yet illumined Be awake always, be a seeker of the heart, Be at war continually with your carnal soul. But if your heart is already awakened, Sleep peacefully, sleep in the arms of Love"

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"Love comes with a knife, not some shy question, and not with fears for its reputation!"

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"My soul is my guide, for my soul is of that abode. I will not speak of the earthly. I am of the unknown"

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"From the moment you entered this world of existence, a ladder was put in front of you so you could escape."

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