"Stop searching here and there, the jewels..." - Quote by Rumi
Stop searching here and there, the jewels are inside YOU.
More by Rumi
“Pull the thorn of existence out of the heart! Fast! For when you do, you will see thousands of rose gardens in yourself.”
“We alchemists look for talent that can heat up and change. Lukewarm won't do. Halfhearted holding back, well-enough getting by? Not here.”
“You have mourned over others; now sit down for a while and weep over your own self.”
More on Inner Self
“I'm fat, but I'm thin inside. Has it ever struck you that there's a thin man inside every fat man, just as they say there's a statue inside every block of stone?”
“It is ourselves we have to fear. Prejudice is the real robber, and vice the real murderer.”
“The sole concern of learning is to seek one's original heart.”
More on Self Discovery
“Once a person says, "This is who I really am, what I am all about, what I was really meant to do," it is easier to decide how to spend one's time.”
“The most important thing is what you already do. It's being authentic. It's being curious, trying to discover gifts.”
“When you find the way/ others will find you./ Passing by on the road/ they will be drawn to your door./ The way that cannot be heard/ will be echoed in your voice./ The way that cannot be seen/ will be reflected in your eyes.”