Love God for something other than Him
25 October 2009
Love God for something other than Him, in order
to be at all time part of His bounty;
O love God for Himself, for nothing else than Himself,
for fear of being estranged from Him.
Both quests and searches come from that same Source
where His heart ravishes hearts.
– Mathnawi III, 4598-4600
Translated by Muriel Maufroy
Breathing Truth – Quotations from Jalaluddin Rumi
Sanyar Press – London, 1997
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