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4 Rumi Sayings That Will Sing to Your Soul
And propel you down the spiritual path.
Rumi is one of those handful of people throughout human history who was both deeply wise AND remarkably eloquent in expressing that wisdom in his writings. A 13th century Persian poet who lived most of his life in what is now modern day Turkey, Rumi was a Muslim but his works had, and have, universal appeal and were celebrated by Muslims, Christians, Jews and those of virtually all spiritual traditions.
The following snippets from his writings reveal Rumi’s rare combination of wisdom and facility with language. We can all use these gems to advance us on the spiritual path.
1. “Silence is the language of God, all else is poor translation.”
So beautiful. This one strikes at the heart of spirituality. That we find our answers in the mystery of silence. It reminds me of Emerson’s assertion that he preferred the silence of the church BEFORE the preacher started preaching.
So many search for meaning and answers in the opposite of silence — words, language, thinking — all of which are products of our inherently fallible minds. Rumi hits the nail squarely on the head by saying that what flows from our minds is a poor translation of the language of God.
