Posts tagged ‘rumi’
Finding a Joyous Field
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. Ideas, language, even the phrase ‘each other’ doesn’t make any sense.
– Rumi
Observe the Wonders around you
Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don’t claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent.
– Jalaluddin Rumi
The incredible artistry of the Grand Canyon at sunset
Walk Out of Your House like a Shepherd
Be a lamp or a lifeboat or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.
– Jalaluddin Rumi
Seeing through the Beloved’s Eyes
Borrow the Beloved’s eyes. Look through them and you’ll see the Beloved’s face everywhere. No tiredness, no jaded boredom…things you have hated will become helpers.– Jalaluddin Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks, We Are Three
Let Yourself Be Drawn
Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.
– Jalaluddin Rumi, Essential Rumi, versions by Coleman Barks
The Best Kind of Cleverness
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
– Rumi
Never Lose Hope
Never lose hope, my dear heart, miracles dwell in the invisible.
– Rumi
The lotus doesn’t lose hope
