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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"Come, even if you have broken your vow one thousand times, come, yet again, come, come."

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"Although you see the pit, you cannot avoid it."

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"Some huge work goes on growing. How could one person´s words matter? Where you walk heads pop from the ground. What is one seed head compared to you? On my death day I´ll know the answer. I have cleared this house, so that your work can, when it comes, fill every room. I slide like an empty boat pulled over the water."

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"If you follow the ways in which you were trained, which you may have inherited, for no other reason than this, you are illogical."

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"Know the true definition of yourself. That is essential. Then, when you know your own definition, flee from it."

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"Iron was black and sheenless, but cleansing and polishing washed away its blackness."

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"What shall I say, O Muslims, I know not myself, I am neither a Christian, nor a Jew, nor a Zoroastrian, nor a Muslim."

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"Pale sunlight, pale the wall. Love moves away. The light changes I need more grace than I thought."

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"If you are a man of learning, read something classic, a history of the human struggle and don't settle for mediocre verse."

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"Love’s secret is always lifting its head out from under the covers, “Here I am!”"

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"It is Love that gives joy to happiness."

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"The gifts of lovers to one another are, in respect to love, nothing but forms; yet, they testify to invisible love."

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"You are the Essence of the Essence, The intoxication of Love. I long to sing Your Praises but stand mute with the agony of wishing in my heart !"

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"I drank that Wine of which the Soul is its vessel. Its ecstasy has stolen my intellect away. A Light came and kindled a Flame in the depth of my Soul. A Light so radiant that the sun orbits around it like a butterfly."

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"What strange beings we are! That sitting in hell at the bottom of the dark, we're afraid of our own immortality."

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"Walk out like someone suddenly born into colour. Do it now."

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"In the sea of love, I melt like salt Faith, Doubt - they both dissolve. A star is opening in my heart . The worlds turn in it."

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"Whoever has Heart's doors wide open, could see the Sun itself in every atom."

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