Quote by Coleman Barks
[Rumi] is trying to get us to feel the vastness of our true identi
[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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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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If you are irritated by every rub, how will you be polished? – Rumi

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Put your thoughts to sleep, do not let them cast a shadow over the moon of your heart. Let go of thinking. – Rumi

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Burdens are the foundations of ease and bitter things the forerunners of pleasure. – Rumi

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He is a letter to everyone. You open it. It says, Live. – Rumi

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