"The donkey which brought you to this door must be dismissed if you want to get through it’."

"It is necessary to note," says Rumi, "that opposite things work together, even though nominally opposed" (Fihi Ma Fihi)."

"Rumi himself once said that counterfeit gold is only to be found because there is such a thing as real gold to be copied."

"And Rumi tells us, ‘Soul receives from soul that knowledge, therefore not by book nor from tongue’."

"Es necesario notar – dice Rumi – que cosas antagónicas trabajan juntas, aunque nominalmente sean opuestas."

"Take the wheat, not the measure in which it is contained"

"El mismo Rumi dijo una vez que únicamente se puede encontrar oro falso porque existe una cosa que es el oro real para ser copiado."

"Y Rumi nos dice: “El alma recibe a ese conocimiento desde el alma: por lo tanto, no a través de libros o de la lengua”."

"Toma el trigo, no la medida que lo contiene."

"La imaginación te bloquea como un cerrojo a una puerta. Derrite ese hierro. (Rumi)"