#355. Mevlana Rumi: Candy or Self-Control? posted by brian @ Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:18 -0000

brian — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:18 -0000

"The intelligent want self-control; children want candy."

~ Mevlana Rumi, 13th century sufi poet and mystic

from Rumi Daylight: A Daybook of Spiritual Guidance

I don’t know about you, but I’d like the candy AND the self-control. :)

Seriously. (Well, actually I was serious. :)). Self-mastery. All the wise teachers profess its power.

Another way Rumi says it: “The lion who breaks the enemy’s ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself.”

Here's to the pursuit of self-control (and the candy that comes as a result)!

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