Silence is an ocean. Speech is a river. When the ocean is searching for you, don't walk into the language-river. Listen to the ocean, and bring your … - Rumi

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Silence is an ocean. Speech is a river. When the ocean is searching for you, don't walk into the language-river. Listen to the ocean, and bring your talky business to an end Traditional words are just babbling in that presence, and babbling is a substitute for sight.

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About Rumi

Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi (جلال‌الدین محمد رومی) Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi (جلال‌الدین محمد بلخى)‎ (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273) was an Afghan philosopher, theologian, poet, teacher, and founder of the Mevlevi (or Mawlawi) order of Sufism; also known as Mevlana (Our Guide), Jalaluddin Rumi, or simply Rumi.

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Native Name: جلال‌الدین مُحمَّد بلخی
Alternative Names: Jalāluddīn Balkhī Rumī Jalaladdin Rumi Jalāluddīn Muḥammad Balkhī Rūmī Jalāl ad-Dīn ar-Rūmī Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Balkhī Jalāladdīn Rūmī Rūmī Jalal-e Din Rumi Jallal ed-Din Muhammad Balkhy Mawlana Rumi Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī Jelaluddin Rumi Mowlana Mawlana Maulana Mevlevi Mawlawi Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi Jalāl-ad-dīn Rūmī
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Silence is an ocean. Speech is a river. When the ocean is searching for you, don’t walk into the river. Listen to the ocean.

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As you live Deeper in the Heart, the Mirror gets clearer and cleaner.

ﺍﻟﻌﻤﺮ ﺍﻟﺬﻯ ﻣﺮ ﺑﻠﺎ ﻋﺸﻖ ﻛﺄﻧﻪ ﻟﻢ يكن،
ﻓﺎﻟﻌﺸﻖ ﻣﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﺤﻴﺎة، ﺗﻘﺒﻠﻪ ﺑﻘﻠﺒﻚ ﻭﺭﻭﺣﻚ .
وﻛﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻟﺎ يعشقون ﺍﻋﺘﺒﺮﻫﻢ أﺳﻤﺎﻛًﺎ ﺧﺮﺟﺖ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺀ.
ﺍﻋﺘﺒﺮﻫﻢ ﻣﻮﺗﻰ ﺫﺍﺑﻠﻴﻦ، ﺣﺘﻰ ﻭإﻥ ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ملوكًا

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