A quote by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi
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A quote by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi
Sitting there you will have a glimpse of beauty inside the body and out of it, before gardens and after gardens. KABIR The heavy is the root of the light. The unmoved is the source of all movement. Thus the Master travels all day without leaving home. However splendid the views, she stays serenely in herself. Why should the lord of the country flit
... See moreThe ancient spring must be found in one’s own self; one must own it! Everything else was just a search, a detour; it was to go astray.
BEAUTY LIKES NEGLECTED PLACES ONLY IN SOLITUDE CAN YOU DISCOVER A sense of your own beauty. The Divine Artist sent no-one here without the depth and light of divine beauty. This beauty is frequently concealed behind the dull façade of routine. Only in your solitude will you come upon your own beauty.
Dwelling inwardly for extended periods, we come to know something of the poverty of always looking outside ourselves for happiness, understanding, and wisdom.