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Jalal
ad-Din Muhammad Rumi is know internationally as simply "Rumi"
or in Turkey as "Mevlana". He is a much celebrated
Sufi mystic and poet of the Islamic sect, Sufism.
Born: 1207
Country: Region of Persia, current day Afghanistan.
Rumi spent much of his time in Turkey, where he also died.
Died: 1273
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Famous
Rumi Quotes ..
- If in
thirst you drink water from a cup, you see God in it. Those
who are not in love with God will see only their own faces
in it.
Rumi
Mevlana > Love,
God,
Self
Quotes
- Hangovers
come with love, yet love's the cure for hangovers.
Rumi
Mevlana > Love,
Hurting,
Healing
Quotes
- What
was said to the rose that made it open was said to me here
in my chest.
Rumi
Mevlana > Heart,
Inspirational
Quotes
- Thinking
gives off smoke to prove the existence of fire. A mystic sits
inside the burning. There are wonderful shapes in rising smoke
that imagination loves to watch. But it's a mistake to leave
the fire for that filmy sight. Stay here at the flame's core.
Rumi
Mevlana > Love,
Thinking,
Mistakes,
Inspirational
Quotes
- When
you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you,
a joy.
Rumi
Mevlana > Soul,
Joy
Quotes
- If the
foot of the trees were not tied to earth, they would be pursuing
me.. For I have blossomed so much, I am the envy of the gardens.
Rumi
Mevlana > Envy,
Optimistic,
Inspirational
Quotes
- If you
are irritated by every rub, how will you be polished?
Rumi
Mevlana > Annoying,
Growth,
Improvement
Quotes
- Reason
is powerless in the expression of Love.
Rumi
Mevlana > Love,
Reason,
Power
Quotes
- Like
a thief reason sneaked in and sat amongst the lovers eager
to give them advice. They were unwilling to listen, so reason
kissed their feet and went on its way.
Rumi
Mevlana > Lover,
Reason,
Advice,
Kissing,
Listening
- Load
the ship and set out. No one knows for certain whether the
vessel will sink or reach the harbor. Cautious people say,
"I'll do nothing until I can be sure". Merchants
know better. If you do nothing, you lose. Don't be one of
those merchants who wont risk the ocean!
Rumi
Mevlana > Knowing,
Risk
Quotes
- I am
God's Lion, not the lion of passion. I have no longing except
for the One. When a wind of personal reaction comes, I do
not go along with it. There are many winds full of anger,
and lust and greed. They move the rubbish around, but the
solid mountain of our true nature stays where it's always
been.
Rumi
Mevlana > Anger,
Lust,
God,
Greed,
Passionate
- Love
has a hundred forms of pride and disdain, and is gained by
a hundred means of persuasion. Since Love is loyal, it purchases
one who is loyal: it has no interest in a disloyal companion.
Rumi
Mevlana > Love,
Persuasive,
Loyal,
Pride,
Companion
Quotes
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