Rumi’s Epic Words About How Patience Is the Key to Attracting What You Desire

The most powerful action comes from sitting still.

In the words of the poet Rumi:

“When I run after what I think I want, my days are a furnace of distress and anxiety. If I sit in my own place of patience, what I need flows to me, without pain.”

These words carry a profound truth — that sometimes, in the relentless pursuit of our desires, we can create unnecessary turmoil within ourselves. The world often tells us to keep moving forward, to chase our dreams at all costs, to take non-negotiable action, and to optimize our productivity. However, there’s wisdom in stillness and patience.

Consider this: What you seek is not always found in the chase.

In the quiet moments of reflection and patience, we often discover that what we want is perhaps something far simpler — something closer than we realize, whose footprint can be traced back to inside of us; a unique idea planted within us by the great mystery of life itself.

Rumi continues by saying:

“From this, I understand that what I want also wants me, is looking for me and attracting me. There is a great secret in this for anyone who can grasp it.”

So, what if indeed what we seek deep down is also seeking us? What if the more we become still and listen, little by little it draws closer, aligning with our intentions, and beckoning us to embrace it?

In a world that is constantly flashing us images of what we should want in our lives and how our lives should be, sometimes we must allow our desires to unfold naturally. We must follow the footprints etched within our hearts and trust that they too want us to follow them, even if we are unsure where they will take us.

This is the essence of walking life’s path.

It’s a perpetual revelation, not a mountain to conquer, but a journey to discover. It unveils itself gradually and unfolds spontaneously with each and every tick of the clock. We just need to remember to slow down and pause long enough to observe it.

And as Rumi beautifully reminds us:

“Patience is not sitting and waiting, it is foreseeing. It is looking at the thorn and seeing the rose, looking at the night and seeing the day. Lovers are patient and know that the moon needs time to become full.”

So, in the rush of life’s pursuits, have you overlooked the hushed whispers of stillness? Have you overlooked the profound message it is trying to convey to you? And in doing so, missing the beauty of what’s already seeking you?

Answers are within you.

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