Pearls of Rumis Wisdom

Pearls of Wisdom (VII) / Mevlana Rumi The Rumi: The Card and Book Pack by Er yk Hanut, Michele Wetherbee, Michele Wetherbee, Michele Wetherbee (Tuttle Publishing, 2006).
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Synopsis (Barnes & Noble)
Thirteenth-century Persian poet Rumi remains one of the world's most popular mystics and poets; his fans include PBS' Bill Moyers, among others. Tuttle is proud to offer a beautifully produced package of Rumi's peerless wisdom, in a new translation text and 54 interactive cards. The book explores the history of Rumi and his career as a spiritual instructor and sage. The colorful cards are divided into six families-birth, love, ordeal, transformation, warnings, and rewards-and come with interpretations and instructions for using them for meditation, inspiration, and to answer life's questions. Attractive, handy, and easy-to-use, Rumi: The Card and Book Pack is a fun, enlightening way to arrive at greater self-knowledge through the insightful words of one of the greatest sages of all time. Eryk Hanut is the author of Perfume of the Desert: Inspirations from Sufi Wisdom, and co-author of Mary's Vineyard: Daily Meditations, Readings and Revelations. His articles have appeared in many national publications, including Yoga Journal, Body, Mind, & Spirit, and the Los Angeles Times. Michele Wetherbee, a resident of Petaluma, California was formerly Creative Director at HarperCollins San Francisco and art director for Giftworks, a division of Chronicle Books.

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Open your heart, and you will hear the lutes of the Angels.
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The mirror of the heart must be polished constantly Before you can see clearly in it Good and Evil.
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It is certain that an atom of goodness on the path of faith is never lost.
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Happiness is more precious than wealth; May millions of mercies rain on your dancing!

Look for the soul, you become soul; Hunt for the bread, you become bread. Whatever you look for, you are.

You want everything to be yours? Become nothing to yourself and all things.
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Whoever doesn't show himself humble today Will tomorrow be humiliated like Pharaoh.
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The more you strive to reach the place of Splendor, The more the invisible Angels will help you.
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After despair, many hopes flourish Just as after darkness, Thousands of Suns open and Start to shine.
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Before death takes what has been given to you, you must give away everything you can give.
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Put your trust in him who gives Life and Ecstasy. Don't mourn what doesn't exist; Cling to what does.
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How can victory be won without spiritual war and patience? Give proof of patience; Faith is the key to joy.
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If you know how to be patient, He'll offer you the seat of honor; He'll show you a hidden way that no one will know.
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If it is love you are looking for, Take a knife and cut off the head of fear.
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Through Love, disaster becomes good fortune. Through love, a prison becomes a garden.
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Love has come to rule and transform; Stay awake, my heart, stay awake.
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Do not call a cup Sea; Do not call mad the sage of Love.
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Eat on and on, you lovers, at Eternity's table; Its feast is forever; And spread out for you.
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