O heedless one! Is this door shut?

Excerpt

A man beside himself said to God: “O God! Open this door to me at last, that I may attain unto Thee.” Râbiah happened to be sitting there, and said to him: “O heedless one! Is this door shut?”

Source Mantic uttaïr, Request of a twenty-second bird and description of the first valley, or valley of seeking, §12 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Attar in the Mantic uttaïr, a man begs God to open the door to him at last, and the saint Râbiah, a great mystic of Basra, answers him that it was never shut: God is always accessible to whoever turns to Him. Today, instead of waiting for a perfect moment to pray or to do good, walk through that door now with a simple prayer or gesture.

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