Phan Dan

“don't be a scholar
be a fool for love instead
if you're the moon in the sky, fall down
become the dirt on the road
be together with young and old. good and bad
if you start out as a pawn
you'll become the king later on”
― Jalaluddin Rumi, رباعيات جلال الدين الرومي

“When there is great pain, there are only three rules: not to push the pain away, not to try to understand it, and not to indulge in it...Make yourself as open as a young tree caught in a storm. Let the storm bend you at its will, do not resist it, do not argue with it either- how could one argue with the wind and the rain?- and never ever feel sorry for yourself.”
― Muriel Maufroy, Rumi's Daughter

“Things cannot stay the same because they are influenced by everything else, everything that is not itself.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, No Death, No Fear: Comforting Wisdom for Life

“Just because we do not perceive something, it is not correct to say it does not exist.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, No Death, No Fear: Comforting Wisdom for Life