"Doing as others told me, I was..." - Quote by Rumi
Doing as others told me, I was Blind. Coming when others called me, I was Lost. Then I left everyone, myself as well. Then I found Everyone, Myself as well.
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“You have been walking the ocean's edge, holding up your robes to keep them dry. You must dive naked under and deeper under, a thousand times deeper. Love flows down. The ground submits to the sky and suffers what comes. Tell me, is the earth worse for giving in like that? Do not put blankets over the drum. Open completely.”
“When love is not accepted move on;when love is not appreciated walk away;hopefully time will teach what real, true love is.”
“New organs of perception come into being as a result of necessity. Therefore, O man, increase your necessity, so that you may increase your perception.”
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“I really don't advise a woman who wants to have things her own way to get married”
“You may give them your love but not your thoughts, for they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.”
“All alone! Whether you like it or not, alone is something you'll be quite a lot!”