Discourses Of Rumi

Discourse 22 Rumi said to Ibn Chavish: The root of the matter is that you should guard against this backbiting when talking about Sheikh Salah…

Discourse 21 Rumi said: Sharif Paysukhta has written: God dispenses Its grace, Indifferent to time and space, Itself, the Spirit of the Whole Is independent…

Discourse 20 Rumi said: Night and day you are at war, attempting to reform the character of the opposite sex, to cleanse their impurity and…

Discourse 19 Rumi said: Someone said to Taj al-Din Quba’i, “These doctors of divinity live amongst us and deprive the people of their religious beliefs.”…

Discourse 18 Someone said: “Ibn Muqri recites the Koran correctly.” Rumi said: Yes, he recites the form of the Koran correctly, but he has no…

Discourse 17 The Amir of Rum said: “The unbelievers used to worship and bow down to idols. Now we are doing the selfsame thing. We…

Discourse 16 Rumi said: Whoever is loved is beautiful, but this doesn’t mean that whoever is beautiful is loved. “There are girls more beautiful than…

Discourse 15 Within people there is a longing and a desire such that, even if a hundred thousand worlds were theirs to own, still they…

Discourse 14 Sheikh Ibrahim said: “Whenever Saif-al-Din Farrukh ordered someone to be given a beating, he would immediately occupy himself until the beating was over,…

Discourse 13 Mohammed said, “The night is long, do not shorten it with your sleep. The day is bright, do not darken it with your…

Discourse 12 After the Amir arrived, Rumi said: I’ve been longing to call on you. But, knowing you were busy with the interests of the…

Discourse 11 Rumi said: The saying, “Hearts bear witness to one another,” refers to a hidden reality. If all reality were openly revealed, what need…

Discourse 10 The Amir said to Rumi: “Before you arrived just now, your eldest son, Baha al-Din, excused himself to me, saying, ‘My father said…

Discourse 09 Someone said: “A man came who wanted to see you. He kept saying, ‘I wish I could have seen the Master.” Rumi said:…

Discourse 07 The son of the Amir entered. Rumi said: Your father is always occupied with God. His faith is overwhelming, and reveals itself in…

Discourse 06 Rumi said: These words are for the sake of those who need words to understand. But as for those who understand without words,…

Discourse 05 The Amir, surprised by an unexpected visit from Rumi, said: “Master, how gracious of you to honor me in this way. I never…

Discourse 04 Someone said: “There is something I have forgotten.” Rumi replied: There is one thing in this world that must never be forgotten. If…

Discourse 03 The Amir said: “Night and day my heart and Soul are intent upon serving God, but because of my responsibilities with Mongol affairs…

Discourse 02 Someone said: “Our Master does not utter a word.” Rumi answered: Well, it was the thought of me that brought you to my…

Discource 01 Rumi stated: Mohammed, the great Prophet, once said, “The worst of scholars are those who visit princes, and the best of princes are…