Silence is the language of god, all else is poor translation.
RUMII searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God.
More Rumi Quotes
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Whoever’s calm and sensible is insane!
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When you feel a peaceful joy, that’s when you are near truth.
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Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of that which you truly love.
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They say there is a doorway from heart to heart, but what is the use of a door when there are no walls?
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Sit quietly and listen for a voice that will say, “Be more silent.” As that happens, your soul starts to revive.
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Listen with ears of tolerance! See through the eyes of compassion! Speak with the language of love.
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The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore.
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In Silence there is eloquence. Stop weaving and see how the pattern improves.
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Wherever you stand, be the Soul of that place.
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The lion is most handsome when looking for food.
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Remember. The way you make love is the way God will be with you.
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At the end of my life, with just one breath left, if you come, I’ll sit up and sing.
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If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?
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I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God.
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In the house of lovers, the music never stops, the walls are made of songs & the floor dances.
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Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about.
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Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.
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And you? When will you begin that long journey into yourself?
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The rose’s rarest essence lives in the thorns.
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Why struggle to open a door between us when the whole wall is an illusion?
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Let the waters settle and you will see the moon and the stars mirrored in your own being.
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The beauty you see in me is a reflection of you.
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Look for the answer inside your question.
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Words are a pretext. It is the inner bond that draws one person to another, not words.
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In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest where no-one sees you, but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art.
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You’ve seen my descent, now watch my rising.
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