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“A craftsman pulled a reed from the reedbed,cut holes in it, and called it a human being.Since then, it's been wailing a tender agonyof parting, never mentioning the skillthat gave it life as a flute”
“Explore many facets of the written word.”
“Rumi himself once said that counterfeit gold is only to be found because there is such a thing as real gold to be copied.”
“And Rumi tells us, Soul receives from soul that knowledge, therefore not by book nor from tongue.”
“EPITAPH OF JALALUDIN RUMIWhen we are dead, seek not our tomb in the earth, but find it in the hearts of men.”
“If you cannot sit on a throne like a king, seize, like a tent-pitcher, the rope of the Royal tent.”
“It is the goldsmith who can assay the gold.”
“And Rumi tells us, ‘Soul receives from soul that knowledge, therefore not by book nor from tongue’.”