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 the sayer of praise is really praising is himself, by saying implicitly, My eyes are clear." Likewise, someone who criticizes is criticizing himself, saying implicitly, "I can't see very well with my eyes so inflamed."

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"When soul rises Into lips You feel the kiss You have wanted"

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"We can't help being thirsty, moving toward the voice of water. Milk drinkers draw close to the mother. Muslims, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, shamans, everyone hears the intelligent sound and moves with thirst to meet it."

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"As for us, He has appointed the job of permanent unemployment. If he wanted us to work, after all, He would not have created this wine. With a skinfull of this, Sir, would you rush out to commit economics?"

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"I am so mad with love that mad men say to me - be still!"

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"My place is placeless, a trace of the traceless."

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"Yesterday was glory and joy. Today, a blackened burn everywhere. On the record of my life, these two days will be put down as one"

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"Let lovers be crazy, disgraceful and wild Those who fret about such things Aren’t in love."

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"Whatever purifies you is the correct road."

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"The soul which cannot endure fire and smoke won't find the Secret."

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"You know the value of every article of merchandise, but if you don't know the value of your own soul, it's all foolishness."

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"The radiant one in me has never said a word."

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"O, Great Spirit, open my eyes, open heart's wings, open my ears to your voice in all things."

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"Sit, be still, and listen, because you're drunk and we're at the edge of the roof."

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"Listen to presences inside poems, Let them take you where they will. Follow those private hints, and never leave the premises."

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