With passion pray. With passion make love. With passion eat and drink and dance and play. Why look like a dead fish in this ocean of God?
RumiLimp along until your legs are spent, and you fall flat and your energy is drained. Then the grace of the Divine will lift you.
RumiThe world is like a courtroom, with God as our judge. We are called upon to fulfill our covenant with God, who asked, "Am I not your Lord?" To which we answered, "Yea." And since here on earth we are on trial, our every word and action form the witness to and the evidence of that agreement.
RumiWork on your stony qualities and become resplendent like the ruby. Practice self-denial and accept difficulty. Always see infinite life in letting the self die. Your stoniness will decrease; your ruby nature will grow. The signs of self-existence will leave your body, and ecstasy will take you over.
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