Ruminating with Rumi
Do not look to the world for knowledge. There is in you that which knows. You are the one. There is no other than that which I AM. You are that which I AM. There is no separation. To look to the world of separation for answers is to splinter your possibilities. You seek union where there is none. There is a moment, though, when you see, when you are not wedded to this and that. Then wisdom and joy find their way into the world through you.
To bring wisdom and joy into the world, listen to yourself. You are wisdom and joy. To release wisdom and joy, follow your true nature. To long for other than your true nature is an endless quest. To live in separation is to be lost and alone. You may find love and purpose in others, but you remain fraught with fear of loss. The siren call of the world is friendly at first then it turns on you as bonds are broken by greed, envy, and death. You are not of this world. It reflects you so reflect wisdom and joy. You are not the way of the world. You are in union with the whole of the all. You have ears that hear and eyes that see. You have a heart that knows. That heart is joy. Joy lives in the world without fear. You may climb the rungs of the world, but its ladder only puts your head into the clouds. You cannot know with your head in the clouds no matter how far up you climb. The world is not the way. The way is inward.