Quotes by Jalaluddin Rumi

“Shall I tell you our secret? We are charming thieves who steal hearts and never fail because we are the friends of the One.Blessed is the poem that comes through me but not of me because the sound ...”

“And so it is, that both the Devil and the angelic Spirit present us with objects of desire to awaken our power of choice. There is an invisible strength within us; when it recognizes two opposing o...”

“Let go of your mind and then be mindful.Close your ears and listen!”

“Every story is us”

“You have seen what Eblis the accursed has seen, when he said "I am of fire, while Adam is of clay."Cover up the Eblis-like eye for just a moment; how long will you see just the form? How long, inde...”

“The angel is free because of his knowledge, the beast because of his ignorance. Between the two remains the son of man to struggle.”

“Infinite mercy flows continuallyBut you're asleep and can't see it.The sleeper's robe goes on drinking river waterWhile he frantically hunts mirages in dreamsAnd runs continually here and there sho...”

“When you have indulged a lust, your wing drops off;you become lame, abandoned by a fantasy.People fancy they are enjoying themselves,but they are really tearing out their wingsfor the sake of an il...”

“Love is a madman,working his wild schemes, tearing off his clothes,running through the mountains, drinking poison,and now quietly choosing annihilation.”

“The world's flattery and hypocrisy is a sweet morsel:eat less of it, for it is full of fire.Its fire is hidden while its taste is manifest,but its smoke becomes visible in the end. ”

“You are the source of the sun.And I am the willow's shadow. Oh, you have struck me on the head,Wretch that I am, on fire am I.”

“Say I Am YouI am dust particles in sunlight.I am the round sun.To the bits of dust I say, Stay.To the sun, Keep moving.I am morning mist, and the breathing of evening.I am wind in the top of a grov...”

“If the beloved is everywhere,the lover is a veil,but when living itself becomesthe Friend, lovers disappear.”

“You were sent to unite peopleYou were not been sent to divide people.”

“You were sent to unite peopleYou were not sent to divide people.”

“All the tears which we creatures shed for Him are not tears as many think but pearls....”

“Without demolishing religious schools (madrassahs) and minarets and without abandoning the beliefs and ideas of the medieval age, restriction in thoughts and pains in conscience will not end. Witho...”

“Water in the boat is the ruin of the boat, but water under the boat is its support.”

“Whoever's calm and sensible is insane!”

“Eblis said, "No man who thinks ill, will hear the truth despite a hundred signs.When one who fantasises is presented with reason his fantasies increase.When one talks to such a person, their words ...”