On my quest
I feel so confused and restless
Set on fire, my heart explodes
with the pain of separation.
In this struggle, I am caught forever
unless I go beyond this
‘You’ and ‘I’

— Jalal ad-Din Rumi

I need to go beyond the inner me to win this battle.

Whenever I prostrate my head He is the one to whom I bow;
In six directions or outside the six, he is the one I worship.
The garden, the rose, the nightingale, music and the beauteous maiden
Are a mere excuse and He alone is the real object.

— Jalal ad-Din Rumi

Set your sights on a place
Higher than your eyes can see.
For it was the higher aim
that brought you here
in the first place.

— Jalal ad-Din Rumi

Be like the sun for grace and mercy.
Be like the night to cover others’ faults.
Be like running water for generosity.
Be like death for rage and anger.
Be like the Earth for modesty.

Appear as you are.
Be as you appear

— Jalal ad-Din Rumi

If you are really not aware
that god is constantly hunting for you,
Then pay close attention
to every breath you take.

— Jalal ad-Din Rumi

I love my friends neither with
my heart nor with my mind.
Just in case heart might stop,
Mind can forget.

I love them with my soul.
Soul never stops or forget.

— Jalal ad-Din Rumi

For you, Jessie! Miss you so much!

You call him a moon,
yet moonlight fades.
You call him a king,
yet kingdoms fall.

How often you say,
Wake up, you’ll miss the sunrise.
But His Sun always shines within me.
How can I miss the sunrise?

— Jalal ad-Din Rumi

There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled.
There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled.
You feel it, don’t you?

— Jalal ad-Din Rumi

Love is such a vast sea, it has neither
edges nor ends nor corners.

— Jalal ad-Din Rumi

Be like the sun for grace and mercy.
Be like the night to cover others’ faults.
Be like running water for generosity.
Be like death for rage and anger.
Be like the Earth for modesty.
Appear as you are. Be as you appear.

— Jalal ad-Din Rumi