#rumi

"What you seek is seeking you."

"You dance inside my chest,where no one sees you,but sometimes I do, and thatsight becomes this art."

"A craftsman pulled a reed from the reedbed,cut holes in it, and called it a human being.Since then, it's been wailing a tender agonyof parting, never mentioning the skillthat gave it life as a flute"

"When someone beats a rug,the blows are not against the rug, but against the dust in it."

"Do you know what you are?You are a manuscript oƒ a divine letter.You are a mirror reflecting a noble face. This universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself;everything that you want, you are already that."

"You think of yourselfas a citizen of the universe.You think you belong to this world of dust and matter.Out of this dustyou have created a personal image,and have forgottenabout the essence of your true origin"

"Like a sculptor, if necessary,carve a friend out of stone.Realize that your inner sight is blindand try to see a treasure in everyone."

"در غم ما روزها بی گاه شدروزها با سوزها همراه شد"

"Words are a pretext. It is the inner bond that draws one person to another, not words."

"Woman is the light of God."

"I will soothe you and heal you,I will bring you roses.I too have been covered with thorns."

"Lovers find secret placesinside this violent worldwhere they make transactions with beauty."

"I was dead, then alive.Weeping, then laughing.The power of love came into me,and I became fierce like a lion,then tender like the evening star."

"I know you're tired but come, this is the way."