Rumi Wisdom

... because it’s so utterly timeless!

Rumi was a Persian Sufi poet & mystic of the 13th century.

His insights strike me as timeless & profound. And helpful!

Here are a few Rumi treasures I’ve collected.

“Be patient.

Respond to every call

that excites your spirit.

Ignore those that make you fearful

and sad, that degrade you

back toward disease and death.” – Rumi

“Out beyond ideas of wrong-doing and right-doing, there is a field. I will meet you there.” – Rumi

“Oh brother. Wisdom is pouring into you
From the beloved saint of God.
You’ve only borrowed it.
Although the house of your heart
Is lit from the inside
That light is lent by a luminous neighbour
Give thanks; Don’t be arrogant or vain
Pay attention without self-importance.
It’s sad that this borrowed state
Has put religious communities
Far from religious communion.” – Jalaluddin Rumi, 13th century Persian poet

“Just sit down and be quiet. You are drunk, and this is the edge of the roof.” – Rumi

“We began as a mineral. We emerged into plant life and into the animal states, and then into being human, and always we have forgotten our former states, except in early spring when we slightly recall being green again.” – Rumi, The Dream That Must Be Interpreted

“Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.” – Rumi

“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” – Rumi

“First comes knowledge, then the doing of the job. And much later, perhaps after you’re dead, something grows from what you’ve done.” – Rumi

“It may be that the satisfaction I need depends on my going away, so that when I’ve gone and come back, I’ll find it at home.” – Rumi, “In Baghdad, Dreaming of Cairo: In Cairo, Dreaming of Baghdad”

“Learn the alchemy true human beings know. The moment you accept what troubles you’ve been given, the door will open.” – Rumi

“Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure.” – Rumi

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