You have been a prisoner of a little pond I am the ocean and its turbulent flood Come merge with me leave this world of ignorance
RumiThe fluteplayer puts breath into a flute, and who makes the music? Not the flute. The Fluteplayer!
RumiFrom "Wetness and Water" How does a part of the world leave the world? How can wetness leave water? Do not try to put out a fire by throwing on more fire. Do not wash a wound with blood. No matter how fast you run, your shadow more than keeps up. Sometimes it's in front. Only full, overhead sun diminishes your shadow. But that shadow has been serving you. What hurts you blesses you. Darkness is your candle. Your boundaries are your quest.
Rumi