The Delights of the Heart

I have learned silence from the talkative,
tolerance from the intolerant,
and kindness from the unkind.
I should not be ungrateful to these teachers.

— Kahlil Gibran

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Beauty surrounds us, but usually we need to be walking in a garden to know it.

— Rumi

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Almighty God admitted me to His presence in two thousand stations, and in every station He offered me a kingdom, but I declined it. God said to me, ‘Bâyezîd, what do you desire?’ I replied, ‘I desire not to desire’

— Bâyezîd Bistâmî

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Lovers feel a truth inside that rational people keep denying.

— Rumi

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Something flows from your eyes that is beyond a thousand false desires.

— Rumi

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Do not leave me. Hide in my heart like a secret. Wind around my head like a turban. ‘I come and go as I please,’ you say, ‘Swift as a heartbeat.’ You can tease me as much as you like, but never leave me.

— Rumi

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When the compulsive, tyrannical self sees the inside beauty, it melts.

— Rumi

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All your restlessness is out of your desire for stillness.

— Rumi

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If you wish for light, be ready to receive light.

— Rumi

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Since you will come and throw kisses at my tombstone later…why not give them to me now? This is me, that same person.

— Rumi

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Reason says, I will win him with my eloquence.
Love says, I will win him with my silence.
Soul says, How can I ever win him when all I have is already his?

— Rumi

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Never does a lover seek union unless his beloved is seeking him. When love for the Real has grown up in your heart, without doubt the Real has love for you. You will never hear the sound of one hand clapping without the other. The thirsty man laments, ‘O sweet water!’. The water laments, ‘Where is the drinker?’. Our souls’ thirst is the attraction of the Water - we belong to It and It belongs to us’.

— Rumi

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Even when you tear its petals off one after another, the rose keeps laughing and doesn’t bend in pain.

— Rumi

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When Love itself comes to kiss you, don’t hold back.

— Rumi

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I saw Sorrow holding a cup of Pain.
I said, ‘Hey Sorrow, sorry to see you this way.
What’s troubling you?
What’s with the cup?”
Sorrow said, “What else can I do?
All this joy that you have brought to the world has killed my business completely.

— Rumi

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I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind. I should not be ungrateful to these teachers.

Beauty surrounds us, but usually we need to be walking in a garden to know it.

Almighty God admitted me to His presence in two thousand stations, and in every station He offered me a kingdom, but I declined it. God said to me, ‘Bâyezîd, what do you desire?’ I replied, ‘I desire not to desire’

Lovers feel a truth inside that rational people keep denying.

Something flows from your eyes that is beyond a thousand false desires.

Do not leave me. Hide in my heart like a secret. Wind around my head like a turban. ‘I come and go as I please,’ you say, ‘Swift as a heartbeat.’ You can tease me as much as you like, but never leave me.

When the compulsive, tyrannical self sees the inside beauty, it melts.

All your restlessness is out of your desire for stillness.

If you wish for light, be ready to receive light.

Since you will come and throw kisses at my tombstone later…why not give them to me now? This is me, that same person.

Reason says, I will win him with my eloquence. Love says, I will win him with my silence. Soul says, How can I ever win him when all I have is already his?

Even when you tear its petals off one after another, the rose keeps laughing and doesn’t bend in pain.

When Love itself comes to kiss you, don’t hold back.

I saw Sorrow holding a cup of Pain. I said, ‘Hey Sorrow, sorry to see you this way. What’s troubling you? What’s with the cup?” Sorrow said, “What else can I do? All this joy that you have brought to the world has killed my business completely.

I have learned silence from the talkative,
tolerance from the intolerant,
and kindness from the unkind.
I should not be ungrateful to these teachers.

Reason says, I will win him with my eloquence.
Love says, I will win him with my silence.
Soul says, How can I ever win him when all I have is already his?

I saw Sorrow holding a cup of Pain.
I said, ‘Hey Sorrow, sorry to see you this way.
What’s troubling you?
What’s with the cup?”
Sorrow said, “What else can I do?
All this joy that you have brought to the world has killed my business completely.