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The teachings of Rumi

The wisdom of Rumi

  every moment a voice out of this world calls on your soul to wake up and rise this soul of ours is like a flame with more smoke than light blackening our vision letting no light through lessen the … Continue reading

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The wisdom of Rumi

It is the rainy season, I dig a canal; In the hope of union I clap my hands. The clouds are pregnant with drops from the sea of love; I am pregnant with those clouds. Don’t say you are not … Continue reading

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The wisdom of Rumi

The beauty of the heart is the lasting beauty: its lips give to drink of the water of life. Truly it is the water, that which pours, and the one who drinks. All three become one when your talisman is … Continue reading

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Love by Rumi

The one who has not had a taste of love Is but a piece of wood or stone to God. Love extracts water from stones; Love removes rust from mirrors. infidelity seeks war, faith peace; Love sets fire to war … Continue reading

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The wisdom of Rumi

  Praise to the emptiness that blanks out existence. This place made from our love for that emptiness! Yet somehow comes emptiness, this existence goes. Praise to that happening, over and over! For years I pulled my own existence out … Continue reading

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The wisdom of Rumi

  Let go of your worries and be completely clear-hearted, like the face of a mirror that contains no images. If you want a clear mirror, behold yourself and see the shameless truth, which the mirror reflects. If metal can … Continue reading

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The wisdom of Rumi

Once you forget yourself, God remembers you. Once you’ve become His slave, then you are free.     Sources: Breathing Truth Quotations from Jalaluddin Rumi Muriel Maufroy,  1997

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Love by Rumi

  Behind a blood-stained curtain, love has spread its gardens. Lovers are busy with the beauty of the love that is beyond explanation. Intellect says: ‘The six directions are the limit, there is nothing beyond them.’ Love says:’There is a … Continue reading

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The wisdom of Rumi

      Awakened by your love, I flicker like a candle’s light trying to hold on in the dark. Yet, you spare me no blows and keep asking, “Why do you complain?” Rumi – “Whispers of the Beloved” – … Continue reading

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The wisdom of Rumi

Lover whispers to my ear, “Better to be a prey than a hunter. Make yourself My fool. Stop trying to be the sun and become a speck! Dwell at My door and be homeless. Don’t pretend to be a candle, … Continue reading

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