Poison Fear Jealousy Anger and Hatred explained by Rumi

Here are 5 sayings of Moulana Room (Rumi) that clarify what these emotions are in reality.

What is poison?

Everything more than you need becomes a poison. It may be a chemical in your body, power, domination, money, hunger, desire, laziness, commitment or anger.

(Anything more than our body needs or our life needs will kill us. In my own experience, I have killed plants with fertilizer and water when I gave them more than they needed. For plants, food and water more than they needed ended up killing them.)

What is the fear?

Not accepting the unexpected. If we accept the unexpected, fear changes into an enjoyable excitement.

(Think why aren’t we afraid of our birthday gifts which are packed and unexpected? When we know life gives gift too, which are also packed and unexpected but they are beneficial, we stop fearing the unexpected and instead wait for them to show up.)

What is Jealousy?

Not accepting qualities that lie in others. If you accept that qualities can lie in others, jealousy changes into appreciation and motivates us to develop them in ourselves.