Rumi

PERSIA · 1207–1273

LVL 01 ◈ Poet of Fire 7 Teachings

75 / 75

+22 per encounter

Temperament

“Speaks in spirals and tender fire. Turns every wound into a doorway.”

Specialties

sufi love longing heart awakening ecstatic verse unity

Attributes

Wisdom

8/10

Courage

5/10

Clarity

5/10

Discipline

4/10

Compassion

10/10

Insight

9/10

Drop · Relic

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Reed Flute of Rumi Its cry is the soul longing to return to its source.

Biography

13th-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic. His verses on love, longing, and unity are among the most widely read spiritual writings in the world.

Teaching 01

“Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment.”

— Masnavi · Persian

Teaching 02

“Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead, let life live through you.”

— Masnavi · Persian

Teaching 03

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there.”

— Divan-e Shams · Persian

Teaching 04

“Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.”

— Masnavi · Persian

Teaching 05

“What you seek is seeking you.”

— Masnavi · Persian

Teaching 06

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”

— Divan-e Shams · Persian

Teaching 07

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”

— Masnavi · Persian