About Rumi
1207 – 1273
13th-century Persian poet, Islamic scholar, and Sufi mystic. His poetry, filled with themes of love, loss, and spiritual longing, continues to be widely read across cultures.
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“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there.”
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“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
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