Rumi was a 13th century Persian poet and a Sufi mystic. He was a great spiritual master and his wisdom and work has influenced and inspired people all around the world.
Rumi was a popular jurist and religious teacher before he met his mentor and teacher named Shams Tabrizi, who changed the course of his life and Rumi gained deep spiritual knowledge. Rumi derives his wisdom from love and pain. There is a magic in Rumi's words.
Here we will see some of the best quotes by Rumi on life and spirituality.
- Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.
- Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.
- The wound is the place where the Light enters you.
- Close your eyes, fall in Love, stay there.
- Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.
- As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.
- The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.
- There is a voice that doesn't use words. Listen.
- When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.
- Everything in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself.
- There is a Force within That gives you life. Seek that.
- Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love.
- Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.
- Be empty of worrying. Think of who created thought.
- What hurts you, blesses you. Darkness is your candle.
- Respond to every call that excites your spirit.
- Only from the heart can you touch the sky.
- Silence is the language of God, all else is poor translation.
- What you seek is seeking you.
- Live life as if everything is rigged in your favor.
Rumi's words are very powerful and they will always keep inspiring us.
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