Rumi quotes on change

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

Do not be satisfied with the stories that come before you. Unfold your own myth.

The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart.

Silence is the language of God, all else is poor translation.

You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?

Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life’s search for love and wisdom.

The wound is the place where the Light enters you.

You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.

Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.

Be like melting snow — wash yourself of yourself.

In silence there is eloquence. Stop weaving and see how the pattern improves.

Rumi quotes on change part 2

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you are already that.

Life is a balance between holding on and letting go.

Don’t be satisfied with the stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.

This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet.

What hurts you, blesses you.

The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore.

Respond to every call that excites your spirit.

If you are irritated by every rub, how will you be polished?

In the blackest of your moments, wait with no thoughts, knowing that no thoughts can take you away from what watches.

You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?

Respond to every call that excites your spirit.

Do not be satisfied with the stories that come before you. Unfold your own myth.

Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.

If you find me not within you, you will never find me. For I have been with you, from the beginning of me.

Be certain that in the religion of love there are no believers and unbelievers. Love embraces all.

Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.

Love is the bridge between you and everything.

Travel brings power and love back into your life.

The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you are already that.

The lion is most handsome when looking for food.

There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled.

Why should I stay at the bottom of a well when a strong rope is in my hand?

You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness. You were born with wings. You are not meant for crawling, so don’t. You have wings. Learn to use them and fly.

There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.

You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.

Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.

When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.

If light is in your heart, you will find your way home.

It’s your road, and yours alone, others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.

Only from the heart can you touch the sky.

You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.

Do not be satisfied with the stories that come before you. Unfold your own myth.

Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.

You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.

Your heart knows the way. Run in that direction.

Inside you there’s an artist you don’t know about.

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

Do not be satisfied with the stories that come before you. Unfold your own myth.

The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart.

Silence is the language of God, all else is poor translation.

You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?

Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life’s search for love and wisdom.

The wound is the place where the Light enters you.

You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.

Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.

Be like melting snow — wash yourself of yourself.

In silence there is eloquence. Stop weaving and see how the pattern improves.

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you are already that.

Life is a balance between holding on and letting go.

Don’t be satisfied with the stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.

This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet.

What hurts you, blesses you.

The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore.

Respond to every call that excites your spirit.

If you are irritated by every rub, how will you be polished?

In the blackest of your moments, wait with no thoughts, knowing that no thoughts can take you away from what watches.

You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?

Respond to every call that excites your spirit.

Do not be satisfied with the stories that come before you. Unfold your own myth.

Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.

If you find me not within you, you will never find me. For I have been with you, from the beginning of me.

Be certain that in the religion of love there are no believers and unbelievers. Love embraces all.

Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.

Love is the bridge between you and everything.

Travel brings power and love back into your life.

The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you are already that.

The lion is most handsome when looking for food.

There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled.

Why should I stay at the bottom of a well when a strong rope is in my hand?

You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness. You were born with wings. You are not meant for crawling, so don’t. You have wings. Learn to use them and fly.

There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.

You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.

Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.

When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.

If light is in your heart, you will find your way home.

It’s your road, and yours alone, others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.

Only from the heart can you touch the sky.

You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.

Do not be satisfied with the stories that come before you. Unfold your own myth.

Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.

You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.

Your heart knows the way. Run in that direction.

Inside you there’s an artist you don’t know about.