Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there.
What you seek is seeking you.
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Rumi
Jalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273) was a Persian poet, Islamic scholar, and Sufi mystic whose poetry of divine love and spiritual ecstasy has made him the best-selling poet in America and one of the most widely read poets in human history. His masterwork 'Masnavi' is called 'the Quran in Persian' for its spiritual depth.
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