Rumi quotes

Some quotes from my favorite Islamic mystic and philosopher, Mevlana Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī. 

Rumi quotes 

Rumi quote 

The truth of mankind - LIVE FREE

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Some very inspiring words to ponder over!

'Му SHARE IN ALL that is happening  ... .' I think to myself

as I lie under the friendly Arabian stars. 'I -this bundle of flesh

and Ьопе, of sensations and perceptions –have been placed

within the orbit of  Being, and аm within all that is happening ...

"Danger" is only an illusion: never саn it "overcome" mе: for аll

that happens to mе is рart of the all-embracing stream of which I

myself аm а part. Could it be, perhaps, that danger and safety,

death and joy, destiny and fulfillment, аrе but different aspects of

this tiny, majestic bundle that is I? What endless freedom, О

God, hast Thou granted to man ...'

I have to close mу eyes, so sharp is the pain of happiness at

   this thought;and wings of freedom brush mе silently from afar

    in the breath of the wind that passes over mу face. - Muhammed Assad 

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Living to Live

Living to Live: Its All About Process

• Posted on 27 Aug 2015
 
• By Assad Schuitema
 
• In Personal Excellence, Philosophy & Ethics
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I have recently been through a professionally challenging period in which my capacity has been stretched. As with anything that stretches and increases ones capacity, the gains are won through definite discomfort. Whilst feeling challenged I complained to my father, saying I wish I could fast forward this period; learn the lessons and increase my capacity, but skip the discomfort.  His response was forceful: “Don’t ever wish away your life!”

I am absolutely certain that anyone reading this article will be familiar with the feeling of suffering through some process in order to achieve some goal that is worth achieving. Whether it be painful workouts, reading through some textbook, or trudging through a very boring work day; suffering through an arduous process to enjoy the rewards is a very distinctive feature of most people’s everyday experience. This is in fact something some people view as a virtue, this ability to suffer through a painful process in order to enjoy the fruits that are eventually accrued through such endeavor.

Read full article here: http://careandgrowth.com/personal/2015/08/27/living-to-live-its-all-about-process/

The asshole factory - Umair Haque

The asshole factory 

My good friend Mara has not one but two graduate degrees. From fine, storied universities. Surprise, surprise: the only “job” she was able to find was at a retail store.

Hey—it’s only minimum wage, but at least she’s working, right? And at a major-league, blue-chip company, An American icon; an institution; a name every man, woman, and child in this country knows; an historic company that rings of the American Dream the world over, besides. Surely, if nothing else, it’s a start.

Perhaps you’re right. Maybe it isn’t the start she always dreamed of…but at least it is one. If so…then awaits her at the finish?

Read the rest here:

https://medium.com/bad-words/the-asshole-factory-71ff808d887c