Rumi Quotes about Lust

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He whose intellect overcomes his lust is higher than the angels; he whose lust overcomes his intelligence is less than an animal.

He whose intellect overcomes his lust is higher than the angels; he whose lust overcomes his intelligence is less than an animal.

Rumi

Angel, Animal, Lust

Jelaluddin Rumi (2005). “The Rumi Collection”, p.16, Shambhala Publications

People are distracted by objects of desire, and afterward repent of the lust they've indulged, because they have indulged with a phantom and are left even farther from Reality than before.

Rumi

Reality, People, Lust

Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (Maulana), Jelaluddin Rumi, Kabir Helminski, Andrew Harvey (2005). “The Rumi Collection: An Anthology of Translations of Mevlâna Jalâluddin Rumi”, p.20, Shambhala Publications

There cannot be self-restraint in the absence of desire: when there is no adversary, what avails thy courage? Hark, do not castrate thyself, do not become a monk: chastity depends on the existence of lust.

Rumi

Self, Lust, Desire

Disharmony prevails when you confuse Lust with LOVE, while the distance between the two is endless!

Rumi

Distance, Two, Lust

Rumi Quotes about Lust

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