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Hail to Thee, then, O LOVE, sweet madness! Thou who healest all our infirmities! Who art the physician of our pride and self-conceit! Who art our Plato and our Galen! Love exalts our earthly bodies to heaven, And makes the very hills to dance with joy!
Source Masnavi, Book I, Prologue, §3 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Rumi, a Sufi poet, divine Love is a physician who heals pride and lifts the heart up to joy. Today, when you feel the urge to be right or to be admired, let love take the lead: offer a tender gesture to the person in front of you.
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