Rumi Quotes
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Knock, And He'll open the door Vanish, And He'll make you shine like the sun Fall, And He'll raise you to the heavens Become nothing, And He'll turn you into everything.
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In the slaughterhouse of love, they kill only the best, none of the weak or deformed. Don't run away from this dying. Whoever's not killed for love is dead meat.
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You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.
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Poetry can be dangerous, especially beautiful poetry, because it gives the illusion of having had the experience without actually going through it.
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Don’t hand me another glass of wine. Pour it in my mouth. I’ve lost the way to my mouth.
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At a distance you only see my light... Come closer and Know that I am You
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The soul is here for its own joy.
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A strange passion is moving in my head My heart has become a bird which searches in the sky. Every part of me goes in different directions. Is it really so that the one I love is Everywhere?
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Suffering is a gift. In it is hidden mercy.
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The fault is in the one who blames. Spirit sees nothing to criticize.
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Like a sculptor, if necessary, carve a friend out of stone. Realize that your inner sight is blind and try to see a treasure in everyone.
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You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?
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What hurts you, blesses you. Darkness is your candle.
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Shine like the whole universe is yours.
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Keep on knocking 'til the joy inside opens a window look to see who's ther.
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People want you to be happy. Don't keep serving them your pain! If you could untie your wings And free your soul of jealousy, You and everyone around you Would fly up like doves.
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There are thousands of wines that can take over our minds. Don't think all ecstasies are the same! Jesus was lost in his love for God. His donkey was drunk with barley.
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The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore.
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The waterwheel accepts water and turns and gives it away, weeping.
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Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond
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Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of his heart, and that depends upon how much he has polished it. Whoever has polished it more sees more - more unseen forms become manifest to him.
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Sit quietly and listen for a voice that will say, "Be more silent." As that happens, your soul starts to revive.
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If the wine drinker has a deep gentleness in him, he will show that when drunk. But if he has hidden anger and arrogance, those appear.
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You have been walking the ocean's edge, holding up your robes to keep them dry. You must dive naked under and deeper under, a thousand times deeper. Love flows down. The ground submits to the sky and suffers what comes. Tell me, is the earth worse for giving in like that? Do not put blankets over the drum. Open completely.