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Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure.
The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are.
Beyond Islam and unbelief there is a desert plain. For us, there is a passion in the midst of that expanse. The knower who reaches there will prostrate, there is neither Islam nor unbelief, nor any 'where' in that place.
Go back,
go back to sleep.

Yes, you are allowed.
You who have no Love in your heart,
you can go back to sleep.

The power of Love
is exclusive to us,
you can go back to sleep.

I have been burnt
by the fire of Love.
You who have no such yearning in your heart,
go back to sleep.

The path of Love,
has seventy-two folds and countless facets.
Your love and religion
is all about deceit, control and hypocrisy,
go back to sleep.

I have torn to pieces my robe of speech,
and have let go of the desire to converse.
You who are not naked yet,
you can go back to sleep.
From Hush, Don't Say Anything to God: Passionate Poems of Rumi
Dance, when you're broken open. Dance, if you've torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you're perfectly free.
That which God said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it a hundred times more beautiful.
God turns you from one feeling to another and teaches by means of opposites so that you will have two wings to fly, not one
From The Essential Rumi
You think of yourself
as a citizen of the universe.
You think you belong
to this world of dust and matter.
Out of this dust
you have created a personal image,
and have forgotten
about the essence of your true origin
From Hush, Don't Say Anything to God: Passionate Poems of Rumi
I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.
Be melting snow.
Wash yourself of yourself.
From The Essential Rumi
We come spinning out of nothingness, scattering stars like dust.
Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone's soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.
This place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.
I didn't come here of my own accord, and I can't leave that way.
Whoever brought me here will have to take me home.
Give your weakness to one who helps.
From "Wetness and Water"

How does a part of the world leave the world?
How can wetness leave water?

Do not try to put out a fire
by throwing on more fire.
Do not wash a wound with blood.

No matter how fast you run,
your shadow more than keeps up.
Sometimes it's in front.

Only full, overhead sun
diminishes your shadow.

But that shadow has been serving you.
What hurts you blesses you.
Darkness is your candle.
Your boundaries are your quest.
From The Big Red Book
Woman is the light of God.
Anyone who knows me, should learn to know me again;
For I am like the Moon,
you will see me with new face everyday.
If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?
Do you know what you are?
You are a manuscript oƒ a divine letter.
You are a mirror reflecting a noble face.
This universe is not outside of you.
Look inside yourself;
everything that you want,
you are already that.
From Hush, Don't Say Anything to God: Passionate Poems of Rumi
Give up to grace. The ocean takes care of each wave 'til it gets to shore. You need more help than you know.
From Words of Paradise: Selected Poems of Rumi
You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?
Where the lips are silent the heart has a thousand tongues.
From The Book of Love: Poems of Ecstasy and Longing
Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure.
The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are.
Beyond Islam and unbelief there is a desert plain. For us, there is a passion in the midst of that expanse. The knower who reaches there will prostrate, there is neither Islam nor unbelief, nor any 'where' in that place.
Go back,
go back to sleep.

Yes, you are allowed.
You who have no Love in your heart,
you can go back to sleep.

The power of Love
is exclusive to us,
you can go back to sleep.

I have been burnt
by the fire of Love.
You who have no such yearning in your heart,
go back to sleep.

The path of Love,
has seventy-two folds and countless facets.
Your love and religion
is all about deceit, control and hypocrisy,
go back to sleep.

I have torn to pieces my robe of speech,
and have let go of the desire to converse.
You who are not naked yet,
you can go back to sleep.
From Hush, Don't Say Anything to God: Passionate Poems of Rumi
Dance, when you're broken open. Dance, if you've torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you're perfectly free.
That which God said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it a hundred times more beautiful.
God turns you from one feeling to another and teaches by means of opposites so that you will have two wings to fly, not one
From The Essential Rumi
You think of yourself
as a citizen of the universe.
You think you belong
to this world of dust and matter.
Out of this dust
you have created a personal image,
and have forgotten
about the essence of your true origin
From Hush, Don't Say Anything to God: Passionate Poems of Rumi
I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.
Be melting snow.
Wash yourself of yourself.
From The Essential Rumi
We come spinning out of nothingness, scattering stars like dust.
Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone's soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.
This place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.
I didn't come here of my own accord, and I can't leave that way.
Whoever brought me here will have to take me home.
Give your weakness to one who helps.
From "Wetness and Water"

How does a part of the world leave the world?
How can wetness leave water?

Do not try to put out a fire
by throwing on more fire.
Do not wash a wound with blood.

No matter how fast you run,
your shadow more than keeps up.
Sometimes it's in front.

Only full, overhead sun
diminishes your shadow.

But that shadow has been serving you.
What hurts you blesses you.
Darkness is your candle.
Your boundaries are your quest.
From The Big Red Book
Woman is the light of God.
Anyone who knows me, should learn to know me again;
For I am like the Moon,
you will see me with new face everyday.
If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?
Do you know what you are?
You are a manuscript oƒ a divine letter.
You are a mirror reflecting a noble face.
This universe is not outside of you.
Look inside yourself;
everything that you want,
you are already that.
From Hush, Don't Say Anything to God: Passionate Poems of Rumi
Give up to grace. The ocean takes care of each wave 'til it gets to shore. You need more help than you know.
From Words of Paradise: Selected Poems of Rumi
You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?
Where the lips are silent the heart has a thousand tongues.
From The Book of Love: Poems of Ecstasy and Longing
Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure.
The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are.
Beyond Islam and unbelief there is a desert plain. For us, there is a passion in the midst of that expanse. The knower who reaches there will prostrate, there is neither Islam nor unbelief, nor any 'where' in that place.
Go back,
go back to sleep.

Yes, you are allowed.
You who have no Love in your heart,
you can go back to sleep.

The power of Love
is exclusive to us,
you can go back to sleep.

I have been burnt
by the fire of Love.
You who have no such yearning in your heart,
go back to sleep.

The path of Love,
has seventy-two folds and countless facets.
Your love and religion
is all about deceit, control and hypocrisy,
go back to sleep.

I have torn to pieces my robe of speech,
and have let go of the desire to converse.
You who are not naked yet,
you can go back to sleep.
From Hush, Don't Say Anything to God: Passionate Poems of Rumi
Dance, when you're broken open. Dance, if you've torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you're perfectly free.
That which God said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it a hundred times more beautiful.
God turns you from one feeling to another and teaches by means of opposites so that you will have two wings to fly, not one
From The Essential Rumi
You think of yourself
as a citizen of the universe.
You think you belong
to this world of dust and matter.
Out of this dust
you have created a personal image,
and have forgotten
about the essence of your true origin
From Hush, Don't Say Anything to God: Passionate Poems of Rumi
I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.
Be melting snow.
Wash yourself of yourself.
From The Essential Rumi
We come spinning out of nothingness, scattering stars like dust.
Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone's soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.
This place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.
I didn't come here of my own accord, and I can't leave that way.
Whoever brought me here will have to take me home.
Give your weakness to one who helps.
From "Wetness and Water"

How does a part of the world leave the world?
How can wetness leave water?

Do not try to put out a fire
by throwing on more fire.
Do not wash a wound with blood.

No matter how fast you run,
your shadow more than keeps up.
Sometimes it's in front.

Only full, overhead sun
diminishes your shadow.

But that shadow has been serving you.
What hurts you blesses you.
Darkness is your candle.
Your boundaries are your quest.
From The Big Red Book
Woman is the light of God.
Anyone who knows me, should learn to know me again;
For I am like the Moon,
you will see me with new face everyday.
If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?
Do you know what you are?
You are a manuscript oƒ a divine letter.
You are a mirror reflecting a noble face.
This universe is not outside of you.
Look inside yourself;
everything that you want,
you are already that.
From Hush, Don't Say Anything to God: Passionate Poems of Rumi
Give up to grace. The ocean takes care of each wave 'til it gets to shore. You need more help than you know.
From Words of Paradise: Selected Poems of Rumi
You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?
Where the lips are silent the heart has a thousand tongues.
From The Book of Love: Poems of Ecstasy and Longing