7 Quotes by Jalal Ad-Din Rumi

Knock, And He'll open the doorVanish, And He'll make you shine like the sunFall, And He'll raise you to the heavensBecome nothing, And He'll turn you into everything.

A servant wants to be rewarded for what he does. A lover wants only to be in love's presence, that ocean whose depth will never be known.

Every story is us

Don't make the body do what the spirit does best, and don't put a big load on the spirit that the body could easily carry.

Christian, Jew, Muslim, shaman, Zoroastrian, stone, ground, mountain, river, each has a secret way of being with the mystery, unique and not to be judged

Pray, pray always: Prayer and adoration are your breath.If your breathing stops a moment, your life will end.The soul in its exile longs for its kingdom beyond space –Why does its animal half feed so long in fields of death?Your essential soul is noble; how long will you look in darkness?You are the royal eagle: Listen, the King is whistling for you

Poetry can be dangerous, especially beautiful poetry, because it gives the illusion of having had the experience without actually going through it.