My dear heart, never think you are better than others. Listen to their sorrows with compassion. If you want peace, don't harbor bad thoughts, do not gossip and don't teach what you do not know.
RumiRead
Never be without remembrance of Him, for His remembrance gives strength and wings to the bird of the Spirit.
Interpretation
Remembering the divine provides spiritual strength and upliftment.
This quote by Rumi emphasizes the importance of spiritual awareness and remembrance of the divine in our lives. It suggests that keeping a connection with the divine not only strengthens our spirit but also allows it to soar, much like a bird that takes flight when empowered by its wings. Such remembrance serves as a guiding force that enables us to navigate the challenges of life with grace and resilience.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a spiritual retreat to inspire mindfulness.
My dear heart, never think you are better than others. Listen to their sorrows with compassion. If you want peace, don't harbor bad thoughts, do not gossip and don't teach what you do not know.
The Law of Wonder rules my life at last, _x000D_ ...I burn each second of my life to Love _x000D_ Each second of my life burns out in Love _x000D_ In each leaping second Love lives afresh.
Lovers have heartaches _x000D_ That can't be cured by drugs _x000D_ Or sleep, _x000D_ Or games, _x000D_ But only by seeing their beloved.
Every fragile beauty, every perfect forgotten sentence, you grieve their going away, but that is not how it is. Where they come from never goes dry. It is an always flowing spring.
Whatever you keep hidden in your heart, God _x000D_ manifests in you outwardly. Whatever the root of _x000D_ the tree feeds on in secret, affects the bough and _x000D_ the leaf.
Come on sweetheart let's adore one another before there is no more of you and me
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I say thank God for government waste. If government is doing bad things, it's only the waste that prevents the harm from being greater.
Sometimes there is a difference in what is legal and what ought to be done.
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