Rumi, the 13th-century Persian poet, theologian, and mystic, has left an indelible mark on the world with his profound and timeless wisdom.
His poetry and teachings focus on love, spirituality, and the inner journey towards self-discovery and enlightenment.
This collection of Rumi quotes offers deep insights and inspiration for living a meaningful and connected life.
Love and Connection
“The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’ve been with each other all along.”
- Rumi
Reflects on the deep, intrinsic connection between true lovers.
“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.”
- Rumi
Encourages following one’s passions and inner desires.
“Love is the bridge between you and everything.”
- Rumi
Highlights love as a unifying force connecting all aspects of life.
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”
- Rumi
Suggests that pain and suffering can lead to spiritual awakening and growth.
“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.”
- Rumi
Emphasizes self-reflection and removing internal obstacles to experience love fully.
“Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.”
- Rumi
Reflects the idea that true love transcends physical separation.
“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.”
- Rumi
Encourages aligning one’s actions with their passions and what they love.
“Love sometimes wants to do us a great favor: hold us upside down and shake all the nonsense out.”
- Rumi
Suggests that love can be transformative and purifying.
“Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love.”
- Rumi
Emphasizes the importance of infusing love into every aspect of life.
“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.”
- Rumi
Reflects on the inspirational and transformative power of love.
Spirituality and Inner Growth
“The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.”
- Rumi
Highlights the importance of silence and introspection for inner wisdom.
“Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.”
- Rumi
Suggests that loss is temporary and what is lost may return in a different way.
“You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?”
- Rumi
Encourages realizing one’s potential and striving for greatness.
“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.”
- Rumi
Reflects the fulfillment that comes from soulful, authentic actions.
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
- Rumi
Emphasizes the importance of self-transformation over external change.
“The soul has been given its own ears to hear things mind does not understand.”
- Rumi
Suggests the soul’s unique ability to perceive deeper truths.
“Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.”
- Rumi
Encourages letting go of past burdens and moving forward.
“This moment is all there is.”
- Rumi
Stresses the importance of living in the present moment.
“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.”
- Rumi
Reflects the interconnectedness and completeness of each individual.
“Do not be satisfied with the stories that come before you. Unfold your own myth.”
- Rumi
Encourages creating one’s own unique life story.
Wisdom and Knowledge
“Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.”
- Rumi
Emphasizes the power of gentle, thoughtful communication over loudness.
“Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment. Cleverness is mere opinion, bewilderment brings intuitive knowledge.”
- Rumi
Suggests valuing awe and wonder over mere intellectual cleverness.
“The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart.”
- Rumi
Reflects on the enduring nature of inner beauty.
“Ignore those that make you fearful and sad, that degrade you back towards disease and death.”
- Rumi
Encourages focusing on positive influences and avoiding negativity.
“You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.”
- Rumi
Suggests that repeated emotional experiences can lead to deeper compassion and understanding.
“Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open?”
- Rumi
Encourages taking opportunities for freedom and change.
“Knock, And He’ll open the door. Vanish, And He’ll make you shine like the sun. Fall, And He’ll raise you to the heavens. Become nothing, And He’ll turn you into everything.”
- Rumi
Reflects on the transformative power of surrender and humility.
“Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.”
- Rumi
Encourages creating one’s own path and story.
“What you seek is seeking you.”
- Rumi
Suggests that desires and goals are also moving towards you.
“The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore.”
- Rumi
Reflects on the importance of selective focus and attention.
Self-Discovery and Awareness
“Everything in the universe is within you. Ask all of yourself.”
- Rumi
Emphasizes self-reliance and inner resourcefulness.
“Your heart knows the way. Run in that direction.”
- Rumi
Encourages following one’s intuition and inner guidance.
“Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of that which you truly love.”
- Rumi
Suggests allowing passions and deep desires to guide you.
“You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?”
- Rumi
Encourages living up to one’s full potential.
“Know then that the body is merely a garment. Go seek the wearer, not the cloak.”
- Rumi
Reflects on the deeper essence beyond physical appearance.
“The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are.”
- Rumi
Suggests that all one needs can be found within.
“Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.”
- Rumi
Encourages surrounding oneself with inspiring and supportive people.
“Respond to every call that excites your spirit.”
- Rumi
Suggests following opportunities that energize and inspire you.
“Why are you so busy with this or that or good or bad, pay attention to how things blend.”
- Rumi
Encourages looking at the harmony and interconnectedness of life.
“There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled. You feel it, don’t you?”
- Rumi
Reflects on the inner potential for growth and fulfillment.
Happiness and Fulfillment
“When you let go of who you are, you become who you might be.”
- Rumi
Encourages shedding limiting identities to realize one’s full potential.
“If you are irritated by every rub, how will you be polished?”
- Rumi
Reflects on the value of challenges and difficulties in personal growth.
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
- Rumi
Highlights the shift from external to internal focus for true change.
“Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.”
- Rumi
Encourages finding joy and beauty in all actions and paths.
“Live life as if everything is rigged in your favor.”
- Rumi
Suggests adopting a positive and optimistic perspective.
“Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.”
- Rumi
Emphasizes the transformative power of gratitude.
“Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.”
- Rumi
Encourages seeing every encounter as a learning opportunity.
“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.”
- Rumi
Reflects on the fulfillment that comes from soulful actions.
“The garden of the world has no limits, except in your mind.”
- Rumi
Suggests that perceived limitations are mental constructs.
“Wherever you stand, be the soul of that place.”
- Rumi
Encourages embodying presence and vitality in every situation.
Faith and Trust
“As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.”
- Rumi
Reflects on the power of taking the first step in faith.
“Do not be satisfied with the stories that come before you. Unfold your own myth.”
- Rumi
Encourages creating one’s own unique life story.
“When you let go of who you are, you become who you might be.”
- Rumi
Suggests shedding old identities to realize one’s potential.
“What you seek is seeking you.”
- Rumi
Reflects on the idea that one’s desires and goals are also moving towards them.
“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.”
- Rumi
Encourages following one’s passions and inner desires.
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”
- Rumi
Suggests that pain and suffering can lead to spiritual awakening and growth.
“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.”
- Rumi
Emphasizes self-reflection and removing internal obstacles to experience love fully.
“Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.”
- Rumi
Emphasizes the power of gentle, thoughtful communication over loudness.
“Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment. Cleverness is mere opinion, bewilderment brings intuitive knowledge.”
- Rumi
Suggests valuing awe and wonder over mere intellectual cleverness.
“The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart.”
- Rumi
Reflects on the enduring nature of inner beauty.
Strength and Resilience
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”
- Rumi
Suggests that pain and suffering can lead to spiritual awakening and growth.
“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.”
- Rumi
Emphasizes self-reflection and removing internal obstacles to experience love fully.
“Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.”
- Rumi
Emphasizes the power of gentle, thoughtful communication over loudness.
“Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment. Cleverness is mere opinion, bewilderment brings intuitive knowledge.”
- Rumi
Suggests valuing awe and wonder over mere intellectual cleverness.
“The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart.”
- Rumi
Reflects on the enduring nature of inner beauty.
“The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.”
- Rumi
Highlights the importance of silence and introspection for inner wisdom.
“Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.”
- Rumi
Suggests that loss is temporary and what is lost may return in a different way.
“You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?”
- Rumi
Encourages realizing one’s potential and striving for greatness.
“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.”
- Rumi
Reflects the fulfillment that comes from soulful, authentic actions.
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
- Rumi
Emphasizes the importance of self-transformation over external change.
Compassion and Kindness
“Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.”
- Rumi
Encourages being a source of support and healing for others.
“Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.”
- Rumi
Suggests allowing passions and deep desires to guide you.
“Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.”
- Rumi
Reflects the idea that true love transcends physical separation.
“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.”
- Rumi
Encourages aligning one’s actions with their passions and what they love.
“Love sometimes wants to do us a great favor: hold us upside down and shake all the nonsense out.”
- Rumi
Suggests that love can be transformative and purifying.
“Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love.”
- Rumi
Emphasizes the importance of infusing love into every aspect of life.
“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.”
- Rumi
Reflects on the inspirational and transformative power of love.
“Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.”
- Rumi
Encourages letting go of past burdens and moving forward.
“This moment is all there is.”
- Rumi
Stresses the importance of living in the present moment.
“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.”
- Rumi
Reflects the interconnectedness and completeness of each individual.
Life and Existence
“The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.”
- Rumi
Highlights the importance of silence and introspection for inner wisdom.
“Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.”
- Rumi
Suggests that loss is temporary and what is lost may return in a different way.
“You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?”
- Rumi
Encourages realizing one’s potential and striving for greatness.
“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.”
- Rumi
Reflects the fulfillment that comes from soulful, authentic actions.
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
- Rumi
Emphasizes the importance of self-transformation over external change.
“The soul has been given its own ears to hear things mind does not understand.”
- Rumi
Suggests the soul’s unique ability to perceive deeper truths.
“Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.”
- Rumi
Encourages letting go of past burdens and moving forward.
“This moment is all there is.”
- Rumi
Stresses the importance of living in the present moment.
“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.”
- Rumi
Reflects the interconnectedness and completeness of each individual.
“Do not be satisfied with the stories that come before you. Unfold your own myth.”
- Rumi
Encourages creating one’s own unique life story.
Inner Peace and Harmony
“The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.”
- Rumi
Highlights the importance of silence and introspection for inner wisdom.
“Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.”
- Rumi
Suggests that loss is temporary and what is lost may return in a different way.
“You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?”
- Rumi
Encourages realizing one’s potential and striving for greatness.
“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.”
- Rumi
Reflects the fulfillment that comes from soulful, authentic actions.
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
- Rumi
Emphasizes the importance of self-transformation over external change.
“The soul has been given its own ears to hear things mind does not understand.”
- Rumi
Suggests the soul’s unique ability to perceive deeper truths.
“Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.”
- Rumi
Encourages letting go of past burdens and moving forward.
“This moment is all there is.”
- Rumi
Stresses the importance of living in the present moment.
“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.”
- Rumi
Reflects the interconnectedness and completeness of each individual.
“Do not be satisfied with the stories that come before you. Unfold your own myth.”
- Rumi
Encourages creating one’s own unique life story.
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