Profound Rumi Quote

[VictorB02]

“It suits the generous man to give money,

but truly the generosity of the lover

is to surrender his soul.

If you give bread for God’s sake,

you will be given bread in return;

if you give your life for God’s sake,

you will be given Life in return.”

 

~ Rumi

Mathnawi 2235-2236

Edited March 30 by VictorB02

[Breakingthewall]

3 hours ago, VictorB02 said:

“It suits the generous man to give money,

but truly the generosity of the lover

is to surrender his soul.

If you give bread for God’s sake,

you will be given bread in return;

if you give your life for God’s sake,

you will be given Life in return.”

 

~ Rumi

Mathnawi 2235-2236

Wonderful and true. If you give the self, you surrender it completely with all its greed for control and understanding, life flows and you have everything, you are one with reality.

But who can surrender completely the self, even knowing that? The self is tempting