Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, commonly known simply as Rumi, was a 13th-century Persian poet, Islamic scholar, and Sufi mystic whose words have resonated across centuries and cultures. His poetry is renowned for its profound spirituality, love for the divine, and deep understanding of the human soul. Through metaphor, parable, and lyrical beauty, Rumi’s quotes invite us to explore inner transformation, love, and the eternal connection between all beings.
1. “Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.”
2. “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
3. “Love is the bridge between you and everything.”
4. “The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”
5. “Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.”
6. “Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead, let life live through you.”
7. “Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.”
8. “Don’t get lost in your pain, know that one day your pain will become your cure.”
9. “The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.”
10. “Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open?”
11. “You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?”
12. “Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal.”
13. “We are born of love; Love is our mother.”
14. “You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.”
15. “There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled.”
16. “When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about.”
17. “Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.”
18. “Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love.”
19. “Respond to every call that excites your spirit.”
20. “When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about.”
21. “Patience is not sitting and waiting, it is foreseeing. It is looking at the thorn and seeing the rose.”
22. “Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.”
23. “Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.”
24. “Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead, let life live through you.”
25. “Don’t you know yet? It is your Light that lights the worlds.”
26. “Be like a flower and turn your face to the sun.”
27. “Let yourself be quietly drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.”
28. “Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.”
29. “The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”
30. “Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal.”
31. “Let the beauty we love be what we do.”
32. “Don’t get lost in your pain, know that one day your pain will become your cure.”
33. “We carry inside us the wonders we seek outside us.”
34. “You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.”
35. “When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about.”
36. “We are born of love; Love is our mother.”
Rumi’s words are a reminder that life is a sacred journey filled with love, transformation, and infinite potential. His quotes encourage us to shed fear, embrace our authentic selves, and connect deeply with the world and others. No matter where you are on your path, Rumi’s wisdom offers a beacon of hope and inspiration.
“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love.”
