Wisdom and Growth through Pursuit of Beauty and Truth

Every moment is made glorious by the light of love. -Rumi

The soul has been given its own ears To hear things that the mind does not understand. -Rumi

"What atom could Your Grace even for a moment come near Without making it more magnificent than a thousand suns?" -Rumi

"We are darkness and God is Light; this house Receives all splendor from the Sun Here, the Light is mingled with shadow. Do you want your light totally pure? Leave the house and climb onto the roof." -Rumi

"If in hell I could hold one curl of your hair I'd think the saints of heaven in torment"   -Rumi

"Infinite mercy flows continually"   -Rumi

"All despair is followed by hope; all darkness is followed by sunshine.”  -Rumi

“Love is the bridge between you and everything.” -Rumi

"I love myself...I love you. I love you...I love myself.” -Rumi

“Why do you stay in prison, when the door is so wide open?” -Rumi

“If Light Is In Your Heart You Will Find Your Way Home.” -Rumi

You are 'there', I 'here'. Worlds separate us, Death's angels, the void of space... Yet I say your name, and waves of Light Wash to me silently from your Heart. -Rumi

“Look past your thoughts, so you may drink the pure nectar of This Moment.” -Rumi

“I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God.” -Rumi

“Love is the whole thing. We are only pieces.” -Rumi

“The universe and the light of the stars come through me.” -Rumi

“At the end of my life, with just one breath left,  if you come, I’ll sit up and sing.” -Rumi

“The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart” -Rumi

“What matters is how quickly you do what your soul directs.” -Rumi

“You think of yourself as a citizen of the universe. You think you belong  to this world of dust and matter. Out of this dust you have created a personal image, and have forgotten about the essence of your true origin” -Rumi

“Shine like the whole universe is yours.” -Rumi

“The truth was a mirror in the hands of God. It fell, and broke into pieces. Everybody took a piece of it, and they looked at it and thought they had the truth.” -Rumi

“I will be waiting here.... For your silence to break, For your soul to shake, For your love to wake!”  -Rumi

“Moonlight floods the whole sky from horizon to horizon; How much it can fill your room depends on its windows.” -Rumi

“When you feel a peaceful joy, that's when you are near truth.” -Rumi

“Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone's soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.” -Rumi

"And still, after all this time, the Sun has never said to the Earth,‘You owe me.’ Look what happens with love like that. It lights up the sky." -Daniel Ladinsky

“Do you know what you are? You are a manuscript of a divine letter. You are a mirror reflecting a noble face.  This universe is not outside of you.  Look inside yourself; everything that you want,  you are already that.” -Rumi

“Only from the heart can you touch the sky.” -Rumi

“You wander from room to room Hunting for the diamond necklace That is already around your neck!” -Rumi