Rumi

Love Is the Water of Life

Love Is the Water of Life - meaning Summary

Spiritual Longing for Union

This short poem argues that only love for the Divine truly matters; all other pleasures, even sweet ones, are insignificant. It frames spiritual anguish as the failure to embrace divine love — the "Water of Life" — and suggests that advancing toward death without seizing that life-giving love is the deepest suffering. The tone is exhortatory, urging seekers to prioritize mystical union over transient comforts.

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Everything other than love for the most beautiful God though it be sugar- eating. What is agony of the spirit? To advance toward death without seizing hold of the Water of Life.

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