Rumi Quotes

Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of his hear.

Through love the devil becomes an angel. Through love stones become soft as butter. Through love grief is like delight. Through love demons become the servants of God.

Know then that the body is merely a garment. Go seek the wearer, not the cloak.

You don't see your own face, your own beauty Yet, no face is more beautiful than yours.......... .

The miracle of Jesus is himself, not what he said or did.

Your legs will get heavy and tired. Then comes a moment of feeling the wings you've grown, lifting.

I am so close, I may look distant. So completely mixed with you, I may look separate. So out in the open, I appear hidden. So silent, because I am constantly talking with you.

There is a King Who is aware of every Mask you put on

I am part of the load not rightly balanced . . .

Be quiet now and wait. It may be that the ocean one, the one we desire so to move into and become, desires us out here on land a little longer, going our sundry roads to the shore.

You wander from room to room Hunting for the diamond necklace That is already around your neck!

Whatever lifts the corners of your mouth, trust that

The lion who breaks the enemy's ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself.

No prayer is complete without presence.

Except for Love, nothing you see will remain forever.

We are the fingertips of blind illusion, You are the absolute Cause of causes.

The body is a device to calculate the astronomy of the spirit. Look through that astrolabe and become oceanic.

Water the fruit trees and don’t water the thorns.

This outward spring and garden are a reflection of the inward garden.

Say Bismillah, In the name of God, as the shaykh does with a knife when he offers an animal. Bismillah your old self to find your real name. - Jalaluddin al

The very center of your heart is where life begins. The most beautiful place on earth.

Nothing is meaningful except surrendering to love. Do it.

If you yearn for holy felicity, shed your arrogance and Become A Seeker Of Hearts.

Your real "country" is where you're heading, not where you are.

Friendship of the wise is good; a wise enemy is better than a foolish friend.

The cure for pain is in the pain. Good and bad are mixed. If you don't have both, you don't belong with us.

The moment an inspiring thought enters your heart, appreciate it as a dear guest visiting you that day.

Now is the time to unite the Soul and the world.

Listen to the unstruck sounds, and what sifts through that music.

Is your face a beautiful blossom or a sweet torture? I have no complaints but my heart is tempted to let you hear of its sorrows.

A divine dance appears in the soul and the body at the time of peace and union.Anyone can learn the dance, just listen to the music.

There is a Soul within the Soul. Seek it out. There is a Treasure in your mountain. Seek it Out. A mystic in motion, if that's what you are, don't seek out there; seek inside.

Without love, all worship is a burden, all dancing is a chore, all music is mere noise.

The Eternal looked upon me for a moment with His eye of power, and annihilated me in His being, and become manifest to me in His essence. I saw I existed through Him.

Beauty surrounds us, but usually we need to be walking in a garden to know it.

Start a huge, foolish project, like Noah…it makes absolutely no difference what people think of you.

Bitter your acts, bitter am I, Kindness your deeds, kindness am I, Pleasant and gentle, so you are, Fine honeyed lips and sweet talker.

When you see the setting, wait for the rising. Why worry about a sunset or a fading moon?

If you become a helper of hearts, springs of wisdom will flow from your heart.

Set your sights on a place higher than your eyes can see.

When inward tenderness finds the secret hurt, pain itself will crack the rock and Ah! Let the soul emerge.

The Real Beloved is that one who is Unique, who is your Beginning and your End.

There is no room for hypocrisy. Why use bitter soup for healing when sweet water is everywhere?

What matters is how quickly you do what your soul directs.

Heart is a sea, language is the shore. Whatever is in a sea hits the shore.

Carry your baggage towards silence , when you seek the signs of the way.

Sometimes you hear a voice through the door calling you... This turning toward what you deeply love saves you.

I have lived on the lip of insanity, wanting to know reasons, knocking on a door. It opens. I've been knocking from the inside.

Whoever brought me here will have to take me home.

Life s picture is constantly undergoing change. The spirit beholds a new world every moment.