Rumi quotes for your soul
As we eat well to heal our body, it's just as important to have "primary food", ideals that heal our soul with simple truths. Rumi quotes help do this for me. Rumi is a 13th century mystic who has these amazing quotes that express a simple spirituality. Rumi quotes are full of joy and wonder. He seems to talk right to my inner child, the part of me who loves magic! Sufis, a Joyous Muslim Movement Recently I found a free magazine from the library, The Smithsonian Magazine December 2008, with the cover story "The Sufi Question, Can the Joyous Muslim Movement Counter the Forces of Radical Extremism?" The article speaks of Sufism, a peaceful group in Pakistan who get less attention than the extremists. Sufis are the mystical side of Islam. They are significant in Pakistan, where the Taliban is trying to gain strength. The article says that Sufism is just as big in support, if not more so, than the Taliban and radical Islam. Sufis are peace loving mystics, and Rumi was a Sufi. Poets, Mystic, Dancers for God Rumi was a Persian poet of the 13 century, and his followers founded the Mawalawiyih Sufi order, also known as the order of the whirling dervishes. Spinning dancers! Rumi believed in poetry, dance and music to create a path back to God. He seeks the magical state of reunion with the divine. He has been translated into many languages and is a popular poet in both the US and the Middle East. He was a Persian,(modern day Iran) and there is a deep philosophy in Iran that goes back to Zarathustra or Zoroaster, an ancient seer who influenced Greek and Roman philosophy! If you go back far enough, our ideals are all connected. So here are some Rumi quotes to inspire you. --"Only from the heart can you reach the sky" --"Do you think that I know what I am doing? That for one breath or half breath I belong to myself? As much as a pen knows what it's writing, or the ball can guess where it's going next" --Sell your cleverness. Purchase bewilderment" --"Listen. Make a way for yourself inside yourself. Stop looking in the other way of looking"
--"Let yourself be silently drawn by the pull of what you really love." --"You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness. You were born with wings.You are not meant for crawling, so don't. You have wings. Learn to use them and fly" --"Learn the alchemy true human beings know. The moment you accept what trouble you've been given, the door opens" --"God is pleased when your love realizes it's part of something oceanic and begins to move with the whole" --"Love is the energizing elixir of the universe, the cause and effect of all harmonies"
--"Don't turn away. keep your gaze on the bandaged place. That is where the light enters you" It's amazing to me that these quotes are from the 13th century. I think they are still fresh and relevant. Truth lasts forever. Have you heard of the ancient hawaiian clearing message, ho-opono-pono? It consists of saying the 4 phrases below to the divine, to clean up old energy. When you feel frustrated, try saying these clearing words and see what happens. Its' all an experiment. Return from Rumi quotes to healthy foods lifestyle Inspiring quotes for your soul |
--"I want to sing like birds sing and not worry who hears or what they think"
--"Love is the cure, for our pain will keep giving birth to more pain until your eyes constantly exhale love as effortlessly as your body yields its scent."