Rumi Quote - "People suffer not because God withholds, but...

Rumi Quote continued… because the heart is occupied elsewhere.”

Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, commonly known as Rumi was born on the 30th of September in 1207 and passed away on 17th in December 1273.

Rumi was a Sufi mystic, poet, and founder of the Islamic brotherhood known as the Mevlevi Order.

Rumi is an influential figure in Sufism, and his thought and works loom large both in Persian literature and mystic poetry in general.

Today, his translated works are enjoyed all over the world.

It should be noted that I do not necessarily endorse Rumi or anyone else’s work unless I explicitly say so.

I believe Rumi has an excellent point here.

He is saying, in essence, that God wants to give to us. This is an abundant life, but because people’s minds and heart are not focused, there is little God can do for them.

Real abject poverty is a huge problem around the world and is usually meant to describe economic conditions of an individual’s life.

This could be lack of opportunity, lack of resources, lack of money, lack of luck… etc.

Most everyone goes through some short phase of the aforementioned poverty stricken situations.

However, it’s long term poverty which philosophers like Rumi and other spiritual leaders site which is so often created and sustained from the inside of the person.

I believe this is not so much a moral judgment as it is pattern recognition.

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Rumi famous quote says that people suffer not because God withholds, but because the heart is occupied elsewhere.

This is the Sufi view of poverty. It states that poverty is confusion. In essence a lack of clarity.

The meaning is simple, but profound, isn’t it?

Our outer life tend to reflect our inner order.

Wealth is not merely income — it is flow, ease, blessings of every kind. It’s a kind of spiritual presence that begins with God, our Divine Creator and flows through those who are closest to God.

That’s my interpretation of real wealth and prosperity. Of course money and physical assets are part of that. True wealth is also so much more.

Where The Flow With God Breaks

The deviation from God is always, always in the ego.

This is the human challenge of the ages. Indeed, of our very existence.

The ego tends to prefer familiar suffering and attachment over unfamiliar responsibility and independence.

As human beings abundance is available to us. Where that flow and connection with God goes wrong is varied and many.

For example;

Feeling of Resentment
Comparing ourselves to others
Gossiping
Complaining
Seeking approval
Identity built on struggle (eg. “I suffer, therefore I am special)
Generalized fear
A restless mind that is difficult to focus
A sense of shame for no reason

Ultimately, Rumi and his philosophy felt that whoever lacks is suffering and restless.

This is quite simple in its determination, yet profound in getting to the root of how lack and poverty linger and stagnate.

Rumi ultimately says that is the way to break the poverty chain is to stop identifying with the suffering and restlessness. This will drain the ego of its power. Our egos need some kind of identification to sustain them.

This can be a very subtle thought process that seeps in deep under our daily consciousness and infects our belief system about ourselves.

Therefore, to have wealth in our live in all it’s forms, is to break the input of food to the ego by restricting thoughts about our own suffering and restlessness.

Simple in concept. Difficult in execution.

It’s the false ‘I’ that carries the weight of suffering and collapses.

“I am unlucky. I am failing…” we say. And Remember…

Abundance only appears in PRESENCE.

Rumi’s philosophy says, “A scattered mind produces scattered outcomes. Without awareness, habits run life.“

The advantage of letting go of a false identity is that the effort starts to become effortless.

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Now, let’s look at this Rumi Quote another way. From the psychological view.

How would it change things if we thought of lack and sustained poverty as a Nervous System Pattern.

Very much like a ‘mental illness.’ <—- I have issues with the term ‘mental illness’ but we will leave that for another article.

Modern psychology confirms what mystics intuited centuries ago. When the human nervous system is in chronic survival mode, it is extremely difficult, if not impossible to flourish and prosper.

When the human nervous system feels like it’s under constant threat, it cannot plan, build, or expand properly or at all.

Then, if the individual is carrying great shame from previous traumas, the condition is multiplied.

In fact, it can put a person into a type of mental paralysis or mental loop where they are always feeling shameful, lacking, restless and ultimately suffering.

Here are a few signs that you may be in a mental poverty loop.

Do any of these sound familiar?

Over-giving of time, energy, and money
Doing something out of habit and not because its advantageous
Seeking distraction replaces disciplined progress

After repeated failure, the mind stops trying. It stops seeking. It probing.

Some call this ‘learned helplessness’.

This Rumi quote suggests that a regulated nervous system is more valuable than motivation.

Most psychological and spiritual disciplines agree that lack and poverty persist when the ego seeks identity in suffering.

As a result this thinking tends to create conditions like the following;

Awareness becomes scattered
The nervous system consistently feels unsafe
Sometimes a type of paranoia and suspicion take hold

Now, what can this Rumi quote point us to in terms of healing and wholeness?

Here are some practical techniques Rumi suggested to his followers. They deeply wise and are still applicable for today.

They are as follows;

Before you take action on something, reduce the inner noise and see what your thoughts bring up. Then and only then increase your efforts.
Choose one direction, not many fantasies
Practice daily stillness such as meditation (even just for 10 minutes)
Establish emotional boundaries with people
Create disciplined and budgeted financial spending
Act without waiting for reassurance from anyone

In the end, this Rumi quote says that God does not withhold wealth. The Self does not lack. He says that the mind does not fail. It’s the confusion that pretends to be destiny that distorts and destructs our mental pathway.

So it is, that abundance begins not when circumstances change — but when clarity replaces confusion. Let it be so.

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