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Ramana Maharshi and Rumi would agree: the joy of being human is in

Ramana Maharshi and Rumi would agree: the joy of being human is in uncovering the core we already are, the treasure buried in the ruin. – Coleman Barks

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[Rumi’s words are an] expression of praise and grief and gratitude and play. – Coleman Barks

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[Rumi] is trying to get us to feel the vastness of our true identity… like the sense you might get walking into a cathedral… – Coleman Barks

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Be occupied, then, with what you really value and let the thief take something else. – Rumi

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Keep walking, though there’s no place to get to. Don’t try to see through the distances. That’s not for human beings. Move within, but don’t move the way fear makes you move. – Rumi

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If you are irritated by every rub, how will you be polished? – Rumi

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Is what I say true? Say yes quickly, if you know, if you’ve known it from before the beginning of the universe. – Rumi

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