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When the mystery of the essence of beings shall be clearly revealed to him, the furnace of the world will become a garden of flowers. The adept will see the almond, though it be surrounded by its skin. He will no longer see himself; he will behold only his Friend; in all that he sees, he will see His face; in every atom he will see the whole; beneath the veil he will contemplate millions of secrets, as brilliant as the sun.
Source Mantic uttaïr, The third valley, or valley of knowledge (Ma’rifat), §2 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Attar, in the third valley on the path to God, the valley of knowledge, the world, which seemed a furnace, becomes a garden of flowers: whoever sees with the heart no longer looks at himself; he sees everywhere the face of his divine Friend, even in every atom. Today, choose a place or situation that weighs on you, and deliberately look there for three signs of God’s kindly presence.
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