There is nothing worse than thinking you are well enough. More than anything, self-complacency blocks the workmanship. Put your vileness up to a mirror and weep. Get that self-satisfaction flowing out of you! Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207 – 1273)
Jalal al-Din Rumi Quote – “The body is a device to calculate the astronomy of the spirit…”
The body is a device to calculate the astronomy of the spirit. Look through that astrolabe and become oceanic. Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207 – 1273)
Jalal al-Din Rumi Quote – “You’re water. We’re the millstone…”
You’re water. We’re the millstone. You’re wind. We’re dust blown up into shapes. You’re spirit. We’re the opening and closing of our hands. You’re the clarity. We’re this language that tries to say it. You’re joy. We’re all the different kinds of laughing. Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207 – 1273)
Jalal al-Din Rumi Quote – “Language does not touch the one who lives in each of us.”
Language does not touch the one who lives in each of us. Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207 – 1273)
Jalal al-Din Rumi Quote – “You are not a prophet, but go humbly on the way…”
You are not a prophet, but go humbly on the way of the prophets, and you can arrive where they are. Don’t try to steer the boat. Don’t open a shop by yourself. Listen. Keep silent. You are not God’s mouthpiece. Try to be an ear, and if you do speak, ask for explanations. Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207 – 1273)
Jalal al-Din Rumi Quote – “The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you…”
The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep. You must ask for what you really want. Don’t go back to sleep. Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207 – 1273)
Jalal al-Din Rumi Quote – “Friends are enemies sometimes, and enemies friends…”
Those that make you return, for whatever reason, to God’s solitude, be grateful to them. Worry about the others, who give you delicious comforts that keep you from prayer. Friends are enemies sometimes, and enemies friends. Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207 – 1273)
Jalal al-Din Rumi Quote – “A little time alone in your own room…”
A little time alone in your own room will prove more valuable than anything else that could even be given to you. Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207 – 1273)
Jalal al-Din Rumi Quote – “To be nothing is the precondition of being.”
To be nothing is the precondition of being. Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207 – 1273)
Jalal al-Din Rumi Quote – “Die before ye die!”
Die before ye die! Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207 – 1273)