There all secure my Nest bides near The Tree of Life, where Nothing dies.

Excerpt

I am the Bird of Paradise; And still my Nest is in the Skies. I am the Spirit Falcon, flown From Heav'n's Tent, where it open lies. But in my eager Chase of Prey, I fell to where new Sense Worlds rise. I am the Hero of Mount Kaf, Who braves the Death the Weakling flies. I look on high, until He call Me home from this far Enterprise. I look up steadfast, searching keen, Until my Gaze the Throne descries. There all secure my Nest bides near The Tree of Life, where Nothing dies.

Source Rûmî, Divan (Hastie), Gazel 41 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Rumi, the soul is a bird that came from heaven: even fallen into the world of the senses, it keeps its nest near God’s Throne and the Tree of Life, and looks up until He calls it home (Mount Kaf is, in Persian legend, the mountain that encircles the world). Today, at three moments of your day, look up at the sky for a few seconds and remember that your heart has a nest where it is safe.

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