My dear heart, never think you are better than others. Listen to their sorrows with compassion. If you want peace, don't harbor bad thoughts, do not gossip and don't teach what you do not know.
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If there were no way into God, I would not have lain in the grave of this body so long.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote reflects the idea of seeking a deeper spiritual connection and the longing for union with the divine.
Rumi's quote expresses the profound yearning for a connection with God, suggesting that without such a connection or pathway, the physical existence and its trials would render life meaningless. The metaphor of laying in the grave indicates a state of spiritual dormancy or unfulfillment in the absence of divine relationship, emphasizing the importance of spirituality in our lives.
Themes
SpiritualityGodLongingConnectionExistence
In practice
Example use cases
In a spiritual retreat, one might quote Rumi to emphasize the importance of seeking a deeper connection with the divine.
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Every fragile beauty, every perfect forgotten sentence, you grieve their going away, but that is not how it is. Where they come from never goes dry. It is an always flowing spring.
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