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Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure.
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The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Don’t turn away. Keep your gaze on the bandaged place. That’s where the light enters you.
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I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.
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Be melting snow.
Wash yourself of yourself.
From The Essential Rumi
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We come spinning out of nothingness, scattering stars like dust.
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Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone's soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.
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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.
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If it is bread that you seek, you will have bread.
If it is the soul you seek, you will find the soul.
If you understand this secret, you know you are that which you seek.
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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.
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Give your weakness to one who helps.
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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
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Woman is the light of God.
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Anyone who knows me, should learn to know me again;
For I am like the Moon,
you will see me with new face everyday.
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If you are seeking, seek us with joy
For we live in the kingdom of joy.
Do not give your heart to anything else
But to the love of those who are clear joy,
Do not stray into the neighborhood of despair.
For there are hopes: they are real, they exist –
Do not go in the direction of darkness –
I tell you: suns exist.
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You were born with potential.
You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness.
You were born with wings.
You are not meant for crawling, so don't.
You have wings.
Learn to use them and fly.
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If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?
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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
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Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure.
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The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Don’t turn away. Keep your gaze on the bandaged place. That’s where the light enters you.
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I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.
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Be melting snow.
Wash yourself of yourself.
From The Essential Rumi
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We come spinning out of nothingness, scattering stars like dust.
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Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone's soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.
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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.
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If it is bread that you seek, you will have bread.
If it is the soul you seek, you will find the soul.
If you understand this secret, you know you are that which you seek.
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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.
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Give your weakness to one who helps.
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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
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Woman is the light of God.
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Anyone who knows me, should learn to know me again;
For I am like the Moon,
you will see me with new face everyday.
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If you are seeking, seek us with joy
For we live in the kingdom of joy.
Do not give your heart to anything else
But to the love of those who are clear joy,
Do not stray into the neighborhood of despair.
For there are hopes: they are real, they exist –
Do not go in the direction of darkness –
I tell you: suns exist.
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You were born with potential.
You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness.
You were born with wings.
You are not meant for crawling, so don't.
You have wings.
Learn to use them and fly.
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If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?
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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
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Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure.
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The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are.
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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.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Don’t turn away. Keep your gaze on the bandaged place. That’s where the light enters you.
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I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Be melting snow.
Wash yourself of yourself.
From The Essential Rumi
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We come spinning out of nothingness, scattering stars like dust.
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Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone's soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
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.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
If it is bread that you seek, you will have bread.
If it is the soul you seek, you will find the soul.
If you understand this secret, you know you are that which you seek.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
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.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Give your weakness to one who helps.
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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
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Woman is the light of God.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Anyone who knows me, should learn to know me again;
For I am like the Moon,
you will see me with new face everyday.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
If you are seeking, seek us with joy
For we live in the kingdom of joy.
Do not give your heart to anything else
But to the love of those who are clear joy,
Do not stray into the neighborhood of despair.
For there are hopes: they are real, they exist –
Do not go in the direction of darkness –
I tell you: suns exist.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
You were born with potential.
You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness.
You were born with wings.
You are not meant for crawling, so don't.
You have wings.
Learn to use them and fly.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
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
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