Is Joy a Choice?: 7 Powerful Rumi Quotes to Help You Decide
Rumi offers profound insights into the nature of joy. Here are seven of them.
Mowlānā Jalāloddin Balkhi or Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī—or simply Rumi— was born in 1207 in a province of Afghanistan. After the traumatic loss of one of his dear friends (whom he credits with sparking his poetry), Rumi decided to write over 40,000 lyric verses… and then went on to write a 64,000 line poem over the span of 12 years. These two works make up Rumi’s masterpieces of poetry we all know of today (Academy of American Poets).
Personally, Rumi is one of my all-time favorite sources of quotes. His words are just so pure, so authentic, so deep and so full of heart. A few years ago, I picked up this book of Rumi quotes and it truly was such a feeling of alignment and joy reading his words across the pages.
In the spirit of joy, here are seven quotes from Rumi all about the topic of joy.
Which of these joy quotes sticks with you the most? Comment below!
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