Rumi 22: Life of the Buddha

'Teachers open the door,

but you must enter

by yourself.'

(Chinese proverb)

'Divine unity is the return of man

to his origin,

so that he will be

as he was

before he came

into being.'

(Sufism)(Al-Junayd)

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Rumi 21

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'That which exists within

does not age

with time.

Nor does it slumber

or die.

Only the outer physical realm

displays the visible signs

of ageing,

decay and death.'

(The Codex)(R95, V1)

Rumi 20

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'Forgive Me,

for I have sinned

against Myself

and the whole of My creation.'

(The Codex)

Rumi 19

('Mystery' by Cyrus Rumi)

'If you cannot find the truth

right where you are,

where else do you expect

to find it?'

(Dogen)

Rumi 18

('Dimensions' by Cyrus Rumi)

Oh humanity!

It is the inner you

that is of true worth

in My kingdom.

And those who have understood this

have the potential to reach

a pinnacle of spiritual consciousness.

This is your divine entitlement.

(The Codex)(R169, V.1)

Rumi 17

('Space -Time Continuum' by Cyrus Rumi)

'It is only with the heart

that one can see rightly;

what is essential

is invisible to the eye.'

(Antoine de Saint-Exupery)

Rumi 16

('Rochdale II' by Cyrus Rumi)

Let it be!

Let it be!

Let it be!

(The Codex)

'Love God and do what you will.'

(St. Augstine)

Rumi 15

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'I am your divine consciousness.

Accept Me for who I am;

as I have accepted you

for who you are.'

(The Codex)

Rumi 14

('Rochdale (I)' by Cyrus Rumi)

'You fancy this world is

permanent of itself

And endures because of its own nature,

But really it is a ray of light

from the Truth

And within it the Truth is concealed.'

(Sa'ad al-Din Mahmud Shabistari)(c1250-1320)