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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"Love's creed is separate from all religions."

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"I should sell my tongue and buy a thousand ears when that One steps near and begins to speak."

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"Know, son, that everything in the universe is a pitcher brimming with wisdom and beauty, the universe is a drop of the 'Tigris of His beauty, this beauty was a Hidden Treasure so full it burst open and made the earth more radiant than the heavens."

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"Disputational knowing wants customers. It has no soul."

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"If thou has not seen the devil, look at thine own self."

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"When you resolve to become pious, the devil in your nature cries out at you, "Tread not those paths, O confused one; distress and poverty will overcome you. You will be despised, let down by friends, you will regret it." Dread of the devil has bound their souls; the cries of the devil are the drover of the damned; the call of the Lord is a guardian of the saints."

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"Every fragile beauty, every perfect forgotten sentence, you grieve their going away, but that is not how it is. Where they come from never goes dry. It is an always flowing spring."

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"The feelings trembled and flapped in his chest like a bird newly put in a cage."

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"There are thousands of wines that can take over our minds. Don't think all ecstasies are the same!"

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"Fish love the ocean. Snakes move like earth-fish inside a mountain,well away from seawater. Certain sunfish,though,turn snakes into ocean lovers."

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"This poetry. I never know what I'm going to say."

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"Daylight, full of small dancing particles. Can you see them when I whisper in your ear?"

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