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Lesson 161

In this variety of letters there seems disorder, though in fact they agree in an integral unity.

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First, know creation is in various forms; Souls are as various as the letters from Alif to Ya. In this variety of letters there seems disorder, Though in fact they agree in an integral unity.

Source Masnavi, Book I, Story IX, ยง15 ยท ๐Ÿ“– Read the full passage

โœจ To meditate on today

According to Rumi, souls are as varied as the letters of the Arabic alphabet, from Alif to Ya (the first and the last): their diversity seems disorder, but, like letters that together form a text, they agree in one same unity. Today, with someone very different from you, look for what connects you rather than what separates you, and say a word that acknowledges it.

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