Build the lively temple of the heart.

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Ho! pious ones, build the lively temple of the heart, That the Divine Solomon may be seen, and peace be upon you!

Source Masnavi, Book IV, Story II, §17 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Rûmî in the Masnavi, the true temple to build is the living heart: when it is built with piety, the divine presence can be seen there, symbolized by the prophet-king Solomon, and peace dwells there. Today, lay a "stone" in this inner temple: a pardon, a prayer, a true word, and taste the peace it brings.

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