“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are an entire ocean, in a drop.” Persian poet Rumi said this in one of his poems eight centuries ago, and these words still hold true today. In fact, many psychologists base entire programs on the scientific interpretation of this quote.
Rumi is usually known as a poet but actually was much more than that. Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi was born in the territory of modern Afghanistan, but his creative and philosophical work and its influence on literature and culture goes beyond one particular nation or language.
Being a scholar and a Sufi mystic, he reflected his deep knowledge of the spiritual world in his poems that have been translated into various languages. Some people think that Rumi poems are just romantic expressions of his feelings. But if you go a little deeper, you will realize they reflect immortal wisdom. Quotes by Rumi about life will have you ponder the value of things we usually don’t pay attention to.
Did you know that Rumi is often described as “the most popular” and “best selling” poet in the United States? Even if you haven’t read his full works, you have probably still heard quotes by Rumi in other places. Whether you look up “Rumi love quotes” or what Rumi said on death, it will likely change your perspective if you look just beyond the surface.
It is practically impossible to say which the best Rumi quotes are out of the vast sea of scholastic concepts he left for us, wrapped in the form of vivid metaphors and poetic descriptions. But it is safe to assume that whatever situation you’re currently experiencing in your life, Rumi will have a piece of profound advice for you.
#101
“Everything that is made beautiful and fair and lovely is made for the eye of one who sees.”
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#102
“Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.”
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#103
“And so it is, that both the devil and the angelic spirits present us with objects of desire to awaken our power of choice.”
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#104
“Achieve some perfection yourself, so that you may not fall into sorrow by seeing the perfection in others.”
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#105
“Silence is the language of God, all else is poor translation.”
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#106
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about.”
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#107
“On the path of love we are neither masters nor the owners of our lives. We are only a brush in the hand of the master painter.”
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#108
“This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet.”
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#109
“The very center of your heart is where life begins. The most beautiful place on Earth.”
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#110
“When I am with you, we stay up all night. When you’re not here, I can’t go to sleep. Praise God for those two insomnias! And the difference between them.”
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#111
“Is it really so that the one I love is everywhere?”
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#112
“I am yours. Don’t give myself back to me.”
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#113
“I once had a thousand desires. But in my one desire to know you all else melted away.”
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#114
“There are lovers content with longing. I’m not one of them.”
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#115
“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.”
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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#116
“Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.”
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#117
“Travel brings power and love back into your life.”
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#118
“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.”
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#119
“The Prophets accept all agony and trust it. For the water has never feared the fire.”
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#120
"Only from the heart can you touch the sky."
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