The Writings of Jalaluddin Al-Rumi
“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.” “The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” “These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them.” “You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.” “The moon stays bright when it doesn’t avoid the night.” “What hurts you, blesses you. Darkness is your candle.” “Don’t turn away. Keep your gaze on the bandaged place. That’s where the light enters you.” “If you are irritated by every rub, how will you be polished?” “Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.” “Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious.” “Stop behaving small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.” “Become the sky. Take an axe to the prison wall. Escape.” “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” “Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what y