Rumi
1207–1273 · Persian
About Rumi
Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, known simply as Rumi, was a 13th-century Persian poet, Islamic scholar, and Sufi mystic whose verses on love, the soul, and the divine have transcended cultures and centuries. His masterwork, the Masnavi, is sometimes called the Quran of Persia for its spiritual depth. Rumi saw the meaning of life as a journey inward — a return to the divine source through love, ecstasy, and the dissolution of the ego. He remains the best-selling poet in the United States and a universal voice for seekers of spiritual meaning.
Quotes by Rumi
"What you seek is seeking you."
"The wound is the place where the Light enters you."
"Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth."
"Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love."
"You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?"