Rumi
Rumi
Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī, Mawlānā/Mevlânâ, Mevlevî/Mawlawī, and more popularly simply as Rumi, was a 13th-century Persian poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic. Rumi's influence transcends national borders and ethnic divisions: Iranians, Tajiks, Turks, Greeks, Pashtuns, other Central Asian Muslims, and the Muslims of South Asia have greatly appreciated his spiritual legacy for the past seven centuries. His poems have been widely translated into many of the world's languages and transposed into...
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth30 September 1207
The garden of the world has no limits except in your mind. Its presence is more beautiful than the stars with more clarity than the polished mirror of your heart.
Watch for all that beauty reflecting from you and sing a love song to your existence.
This is how it always is when I finish a poem. A great silence overcomes me and I wonder why I ever thought to use language.
I honor those who try to rid themselves of any lying, who empty the self and have only clear being there.
This is Now. Now is, all there is. Don't wait for Then; strike the spark, light the fire.
One of the marvels of the world: The sight of a soul sitting in prison with the key in its hand.
Be crumbled. So wild flowers will come up where you are. You have been stony for too many years. Try something different. Surrender.
Whatever you keep hidden in your heart, God manifests in you outwardly. Whatever the root of the tree feeds on in secret, affects the bough and the leaf.
In every religion there is love, yet love has no religion.
Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others' faults. Be like running water for generosity. Be like death for rage and anger. Be like the Earth for modesty. Appear as you are. Be as you appear.
What a piece of bread looks like depends on whether you are hungry or not.
Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.
When the world pushes you to your knees, you're in the perfect position to pray.
Whatever happens to you, don't fall in despair. Even if all the doors are closed, a secret path will be there for you that no one knows. You can't see it yet but so many paradises are at the end of this path...Be grateful! It is easy to thank after obtaining what you want, thank before having what you want.