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The wisdom of Rumi
These spiritual window-shoppers, who idly ask, ‘How much is that?’ Oh, I’m just looking. They handle a hundred items and put them down, shadows with no capital. What is spent is love and two eyes wet with weeping. … Continue reading
The wisdom of Rumi
Love has nothing to do with the five senses and the six directions: its goal is only to experience the attraction exerted by the Beloved. Afterwards, perhaps, permission will come from God: the secrets that ought to be told … Continue reading
The wisdom of Rumi
Ode 314 Those who don’t feel this Love pulling them like a river, those who don’t drink dawn like a cup of spring water or take in sunset like supper, those who don’t want to change, let them sleep. This … Continue reading
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The wisdom of Rumi
Listen for the stream that tells you one thing. Die on this bank. Begin in me the way of rivers with the sea. Rumi – Coleman Barks – from “Say I Am You”
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The wisdom of Rumi
Say I am You I am dust particles in sunlight. I am the round sun. To the bits of dust I say, Stay. To the sun, Keep moving. I am morning mist, and the breathing of evening. I … Continue reading
The wisdom of Rumi
Keep walking, though there’s no place to get to. Don’t try to see through the distances. That’s not for human beings. Move within, but don’t move the way fear makes you move. Today, like every other day, we wake up … Continue reading
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The Wisdom of Rumi
Ghazal 314 You who are not kept anxiously awake for love’s sake, sleep on. In restless search for that river, we hurry along; You whose heart such anxiety has not disturbed, sleep on. Love’s place is out beyond the many … Continue reading
The wisdom of Rumi
No mirror ever became iron again; No bread ever became wheat; No ripened grape ever became sour fruit. Mature yourself and be secure from a change for the worse. Become the light.
The wisdom of Rumi
love is a mirror you see nothing but your reflection you see nothing but your real face From: Rumi, Dancing the Flame Translation by Nader Khalil
The wisdom of Rumi
By day I praised you and never knew it. By night I stayed with you and never knew it. I always thought that I was me–but no, I was you and never knew it. Rumi was born September 30, 1207. … Continue reading
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