Validity of a Rumi Quote

[Safa Kamdideh]

Salam,

I came across a Rumi quote and as per usual tried to find the original Persian to explain why it is a bad translation. However there was no source for it and I couldn't find it using Google as well. At this point I am quite sure it's not even a re-translation but entirely misattributed to Rumi. Could you confirm my theory?

Whatever purifies you is the right path, I will not try to define it.

Let go of your mind then be mindful. Close your ears and listen. 

Thank you so much

[Ibrahim]

I cannot find the source of this quote, but it sounds like typical New Age fake Rumi. Rumi ddi not teach mindfulness! Nor about "letting go" of the mind. Nor did he teach that people should try different religions and choose the one that works best for them. These are New Age, modern, Western  ideas.

To me, this is a problem with the New Age Rumi that is so popular in the West. It is so suffused with distorted and fake Rumi quotes, that people consider that such a quote could be authentic. Or perhaps they come across a quote  like  this and think, "That sounds like Rumi"--and then they add the name "--Rumi" to the quote, and then it spreads rapidly on the Internet.

Ibrahim