God turns you from one feeling to another and teaches by means of

God turns you from one feeling to another and teaches by means of opposites, so that you will have two wings to fly, not one. – Rumi, as interpreted by Camille and Kabir Helminski

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You fill yourself with the sharp pain of love, rather than its fulfillment. – Rumi

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All day I think about it, then at night I say it. Where did I come from, and what am I supposed to be doing? I have no idea. My soul is from elsewhere, I’m sure of that, and I intend to end up there. – Rumi

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Take sips of this pure wine being poured. Don’t mind that you’ve been given a dirty cup. – Rumi

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Today, like every other day, we wake up empty and frightened…. Let the beauty we love be what we do. – Rumi, as interpreted by Coleman Barks

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