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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"What is the heart? It is not human and it is not imaginary. I call it you."

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"Each has to enter the nest made by the other imperfect bird."

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"Lovers don't meet in the end, they are in each other forever."

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"You fill yourself with the sharp pain of love, rather than its fulfillment."

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"Be certain that in the religion of Love there are no believers and unbelievers. LOVE embraces all."

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"Lots of ways to reach God, I chose love."

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"Hear from the heart wordless mysteries."

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"There is none dwelling in the house but God. When a man is awakened he melts and perishes."

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"If the Beautiful One is not inside you, then what is that Light hidden under your cloak?"

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"This discipline and rough treatment are a furnace to extract the silver from the dross. This testing purifies the gold by boiling the scum away."

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"Half-heartedness doesn't reach into majesty. You set out to find God, but then you keep stopping for long periods at meanspirited roadhouses."

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"I have been so naughted in Thy Love's existence that my nonexistence is a thousand times sweeter than my existence"

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"Your hand opens and closes and opens and closes. If it were always a fist or always stretched open, you would be paralyzed."

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"I become a waterwheel, turning and tasting you, as long as water moves."

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"Go to the well of deep Love inside each of Us."

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