927 Quotes About Sufism

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’.

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

EPITAPH OF JALALUDIN RUMIWhen we are dead, seek not our tomb in the earth, but find it in the hearts of men.

The spirit is the mirror; the body is the rust.(Divan-i-Shamsi Tabriz)

Even if false gold makes a man happy:At the mint it will be identified.

Do not think that your magic ring will work if you are not yourself Solomon.

I longed to teach, but I had to wait until the desire had left me before I could really do so.