Rumi Sufism Quotes
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Rumi Sufism Quotes & Sayings
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Rumi himself once said that counterfeit gold is only to be found because there is such a thing as real gold to be copied.
— Idries Shah
It is necessary to note," says Rumi, "that opposite things work together, even though nominally opposed" (Fihi Ma Fihi).
— Idries Shah
We and all our existences are non-entities. Thou art the absolute being whose appearance is transitory.
— Idries Shah
It is the goldsmith who can assay the gold.
— Idries Shah
Rumi speaks of people who rely upon the written word as sometimes being no more than donkeys laden with books.
— Idries Shah
The degree of necessity determines the development of organs in man ... therefore increase your necessity.
— Idries Shah
If you cannot sit on a throne like a king, seize, like a tent-pitcher, the rope of the Royal tent.
— Idries Shah
The donkey which brought you to this door must be dismissed if you want to get through it'.
— Idries Shah
Take the wheat, not the measure in which it is contained
— Idries Shah
A short time in the presence of the Friends (the Sufis) is better than a hundred years' sincere, obedient dedication.
— Idries Shah
And Rumi tells us, 'Soul receives from soul that knowledge, therefore not by book nor from tongue'.
— Idries Shah
I longed to teach, but I had to wait until the desire had left me before I could really do so.
— Idries Shah
EPITAPH OF JALALUDIN RUMIWhen we are dead, seek not our tomb in the earth, but find it in the hearts of men. — Idries Shah
Sufi secrets are perceived, not understood by words.
— Idries Shah
